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Valentyn Chemeris (1936-2016), a famous Ukrainian writer, author of historical and fantasy novels and short stories, essays, collections of humour, satire, parodies, and works for children, was the recipient of many literary awards, including the International Prize of the Ukrainian Cossacks "Knight's Pen" (2008). He began his career in 1959, and his track record is impressive: over 70 books were published during his lifetime. The most prominent place in the writer's work is occupied by historical novels, some of which have even become cult. In these works, the author tells about the past of Ukraine in an interesting, indifferent and impartial way, using vivid images that awaken the imagination, leave a mark in the soul, and make one proud of his people.

In this novel, the author writes about the Ryazan princess Yevpraksiya and Batu Khan, grandson of the conqueror Genghis Khan, a warrior and also a conqueror... At the age of seventeen, she will marry Prince Fyodor, give birth to a son a year later, and a year later her husband will go to Batu Khan's capital as head of the embassy. The Khan, having learned of the extraordinary beauty of Fyodor's wife and wishing to humiliate the Russian prince, demanded that he bring his wife to his tent. The offended Fyodor refused and was killed by Batu's order. The Tatars stormed the city, brutally massacring the inhabitants. Only Princess Yevpraksiya was to remain alive, as Batu ordered...