The first Russian novel about the Battle of Thermopylae! Military-historical action movie in the best traditions of the genre! 300 Spartans take their last battle! Their glory has not faded in two and a half thousand years. Their red cloaks and shining shields dispel the darkness of centuries. Their tenacity and courage are legendary. Their feat will not be forgotten as long as “Man sounds proud” and honor is given to Courage, Homeland and Freedom. What other story can compare with the story of the 300 Spartans? What could be more inspiring than this eternal story about a handful of warriors who did not flinch under the onslaught of millions of hordes and died a brave death in order to raise their compatriots to fight for freedom? And forever and ever, to the threats of tyrants, who boast that their countless hordes drink up rivers and their arrows darken the sun, free people will answer in Spartan style: “So much the better - then we will fight in the shadows!”