Katabasis

With the death of the fearsome Ögedei Khan, the Mongol invasion of the West has been brought to an abrupt halt. The defenders, a band of brave warrior monks known as the Shield-Brethren, limp homeward again across a frozen, bloodied wasteland.

But where—and what—is “home” now that the threat of invasion no longer shapes their lives? Thirteenth-century Europe has been saved from annihilation at the hands of the Mongols, to be sure, but new and terrible threats are at hand: political and religious turmoil threaten to turn the warriors’ world upside down once more.

Painted against a rich backdrop of medieval mysticism and Russian folklore, Katabasis weaves together the tales of victor and victim alike in a fearless exploration of what it means not just to survive, but to truly live again.

Odata cu moartea tematorului Ögedei Khan, invazia mongola din Occident a fost oprita brusc. Aparatorii, o banda de calugari curajosi razboinici cunoscuti sub numele de Shield-Brethren, schiopateaza din nou spre casa, intr-un pustiu inghetat si insangerat. Dar unde si ce este „acasa” acum, cand amenintarea cu invazia nu le mai modeleaza viata?