War horns sound over Rügen. Legends of the immense treasures in the Arkona sanctuary have lured foreign cut-throats to the island. Their ships, bearing dragon skulls, have emerged from the northern mists, from a realm hidden from mortal eyes, and have struck the amber shores. Arkona itself is holding out for now, but the protective spells of the priests are gradually weakening. Meanwhile, the demonic attackers are spreading their reign of terror – they have already conquered Wolgast, desecrated Triglav's sanctuary in Szczecin, and are now setting their sights on the important port of Wolin. The Slavic rulers are calling for help, and the answer comes from the far south – the warlock Rogan and his wolf companion, Goryvlad, are approaching along the Oder basin, and the mysterious sorceress Milada joins the fight. A bloody tide lashes the cliffs of Rügen, and high above the island circles a mysterious white raven… A war of the gods is brewing.

Juraj (Ďuro) Červenák, pseudonym Thorleif Larssen (* 16 June 1974, Žiar nad Hronom, Czechoslovakia) is a Slovak writer. He is known as a successful author of fantasy works, a film reviewer, and an editor for the magazines Fantázia, Pevnost, and DVD mag, often appearing at various conventions. He is famous mainly for his books about Conan the Barbarian, the warlock Rogan, the bogatyr Ilya Muromets, and the legendary Czech hero Bivoj. For commercial reasons, practically all his books have been published in Czech. After the successful series The Adventures of Captain Báthory, his serialised novel Chřestýš Callahan a brána duchů (Rattlesnake Callahan and the Gate of Spirits) began to be published in Pevnost. He currently lives in the eastern Slovak metropolis of Košice, where he works as a freelance writer and publicist.
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