The reign of Emperor Alexander the First is becoming a thing of the past.

The era of heroes is being replaced by the leaden time of the faithful. General Madatov, the hero of the war with Napoleon, a man of desperate courage, an outstanding military leader and strategist, has to leave the Caucasus.

But the Russian Empire still needs him. Now his place is in the Balkans. In those very places where once the hussar officer Madatov first showed himself to be the bravest of the brave.

Now General Madatov will have to turn the tide of the Turkish War...

The fourth and final book of the historical epic by Vladimir Sobol "Reward of Courage."