About the book: 1994 / The collection is based on the first book of Sergei Borodin's trilogy of novels "Stars over Samarkand". At the center of its narrative is the figure of the cruel medieval conqueror Timur, who went down in history under the name “Iron Lame,” his conquest of a vast territory and the creation of a powerful empire. The story “Timur in the Caucasus” by A.N. Dyachkova-Tarasova organically complements the chronicle of Tamerlane’s conquests, revealing new aspects of the life of the “Lord of the Universe,” as the cruel commander himself called himself.