Ivan Gromov, waking up after death in the body of young Ivan Molodoy, the son of Ivan III, continued fighting for his life and his future. At the same time, he tried to strengthen and save the young kingdom of Rus’ from destruction. However, his successes and ambitions irritate many powerful neighbors.
Poland and Lithuania, the Steppe and the Ottoman Empire are categorically unhappy with his undertakings. Worse still, due to his inexperience, he managed to get himself entangled not only in a sharp international military-and-economic conflict, but also in a terribly complicated religious crisis.
Will our hero stand? Can he keep his life and hold onto the newly acquired status of a kingdom, won for the Grand Duchy of Moscow? Will the onslaught of western neighbors and the Wild Steppe be repelled by his pikemen with arquebusiers?
*** The cover was illustrated by Svetlana Petrova.