The Rich Man I - Scepter of Steel

The first volume of a magnificent historical fantasy from the times of the Kiev Principality, when the legend of the valiant rich men was created against the background of the military expeditions of Prince Svyatoslav. < br> A remote village in the territory of the Murom tribe is raided by slave hunters. Only Ilya, the local cripple, escapes. However, thanks to an encounter with three mysterious pilgrims, the young man breaks the curse and is miraculously cured. Filled with unimaginable strength, he sets out on a quest for revenge and the liberation of his fellow tribesmen. The trail leads him to the Volga basin - Ityl, where the Bulgarian Khan and the dreaded mages of the Dragon Tower are competing for power. Prince Sviatoslav's army is advancing in the same direction at that moment. In the young ruler's veins runs the conquering blood of his Viking ancestors. The fates of a young warrior and an aspiring warlord soon intersect. Ilya, called Muromec, joins the elite retinue of the princely rich and takes part in the greatest war expedition this region has ever seen.