The Rebel. For Free Will!

A new novel from the celebrated master of the genre! “Drive, freedom, rock-and-roll!” is the motto of Mikhail Zasekin, a fan of Russian rock from St. Petersburg—a rebel and a loudmouth. What side will he choose when he ends up in the 17th century, right at the very start of the Time of Troubles? He’ll happily join Ivan Bolotnikov’s peasant army—after all, when else will there be a chance to stir things up with impunity, shaking the foundations of the state. With the rebels fighting for “free will,” Mikhail will march hundreds of miles across Muscovy, experience the joy of victories and the bitterness of defeats. And only when the Polish invaders come to the country, wanting to place Prince Vladislav on the Russian throne, will Mikhail realize that his homeland is one—and the state is above all ordinary people, not rulers. Under the command of Dmitry Pozharsky, Russian warrior Zasekin sets out on his new campaign.