Ruler of Wolves

For almost ten years, he fought in the wars that shattered the Avar Empire on the plains between the Danube and the Tisza. He rode with the retinues of Slavic princes, was a mercenary for Charlemagne, and served in the army of the Bulgarian Khan Krum. Black Rogan. A famed archer, a merciless slayer of Avars. Every warlord wished to have him by their side. But now he travels on his own into the dark forests beyond the Hron, inhabited by ghosts and demons. He is on the trail of the Bloody Hounds, the most ruthless Avar cutthroats. However, thanks to an encounter with the seer Mirena and the wolf lord Chernoboh, he soon discovers that his destiny is not just to avenge his long-dead loved ones. To find out what powers lie dormant within him and what mission he has inherited from his unknown ancestors, he will have to venture into the realm of Morena, the goddess of death. An epic in which the world of Slavic heroes, princes, and sorcerers, as well as magic, fickle gods, and bloodthirsty fiends, comes to life against the backdrop of real historical events. "The Warlock", with which Červenák made his mark in the field of local fantasy and for which he won the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Award in the "Best Czech and Slovak Book of the Year" category, is finally being published in Slovak, in a new, revised form.