A new historical action novel from the author of bestsellers “Prince Igor,” “Prince Gostomysl,” and “Prince Russ.” A continuation of the grand epic about the legendary prehistory of Rus’, the fierce and bloody era of the formation of Slavic civilization, and the great leaders who ruled long before Rurik. The first novel tells the story of the founder of Novgorod, Prince Slovene, whose line ruled over the Northern Rus’ for many centuries. He continued the glorious mission of Prince Russ, expanding Slavic lands to the Midnight Seas and paving the way to the unimaginable riches of Hyperborea. He tempered the Slovene tribe in the crucible of battles and brutal northern cold. At the edge of the world, he raised a new city destined to become the first capital of Rus’ and the Father of the Cities of Rus’!