Those times of Batu’s invasion of Holy Rus' have long been forgotten. What were they like, those people hidden from us by the thickness of the dark ages? Is it possible to see them, understand them, feel them? You can, if you read the most fascinating historical novel by Pavel Komarnitsky! Maria Rostovskaya was one of the daughters of the Chernigov prince Mikhail Vsevolodovich. At the age of 14 she married the young prince of Rostov Vasilko. Maria loved Rostov and her young husband without memory. She bore him sons. But trouble came - the hordes of Khan Batu poured into Rus' and captured his beloved husband. “And there was an evil slaughter, and force prevailed over force”...