“Svetorada Amber” is the final installment of a trilogy devoted to the story of the princess from Smolensk. No woman living in Ancient Rus could even dream of such a dizzying rise that fell to the lot of the golden-haired beauty named Svetlaya Joy. Her mind, natural charm, and beauty captivated the powerful imperial brothers of the world’s first great state—Byzantium.
So who is she, Svetorada the Amber? An experienced seductress, a palace intriguer, a spy of Prince Oleg himself—or a stunning woman who, despite all the twists of fate, managed to preserve a feeling for the only man she truly loved?