About the book: 2004 / Olga Grigorieva’s novel tells the story of the fate of a Slovenian girl, unwillingly drawn into a cycle of incredible events. Dara's measured life was destroyed overnight. The Vikings burned their native Pribolotye, killed Dara's mother, and turned her into a slave. Russian princes and Varangian kings, warriors of Odin and servants of Morena, love and hatred play with her life. But she finds the strength to enter into an unequal battle and emerge victorious..