He gained a unique Gift—to pass not only through walls, but also through time. He went from our days back to the era of Ivan the Terrible, and then even further—into the beginning of the 16th century—so he could serve the Grand Prince Vasily III, who became the first Russian Tsar.
Can a “time-displaced” man rise from a fighting serf to a noble retainer? Will he become the ataman of the tsar’s special forces protecting the far borders of Rus? Will he stand his ground in battle—not only against Tatars and the robbers of Murom, but also against the unclean and the undead?..