root-book

The Middle Lands are caught between the hammer and the anvil. To the south, the Khazar Khaganate rises, driven by cold calculation and a hunger for dominion. From the north, fierce Varangian jarls bring death upon the prow of their longships. And at the very heart of these lands, within a Slavic citadel, fate unites those who were never meant to meet: a noble Roman centurion, reft of his legion, and a mysterious volkhv, keeper of the secrets of the ancient gods.