Stars over Samarkand. Lame Timur. The Campfires of the Campaign

Under his boot lies half the world. He has just added India to his possessions. But the great conqueror is not destined for a peaceful old age. Before he has had time to shake off the travel dust and wash the blood from his sword, Timur is planning a new campaign. This time to the west, where the Ottoman Empire is increasingly asserting itself. However, the numerous sons and grandsons of the ruler are becoming worse at hiding their impatience for Timur's death, preparing to begin a struggle for power. Except for the youngest grandson Ulugh Beg, who is more interested in the stars in the sky than earthly riches...
A large-scale historical saga by Sergey Borodin about the great conqueror who brought countries from Hindustan to the Mediterranean under his iron hand is the result of not only a deep study of the history, everyday life, and morals of the era, but also a sincere love for the East and its rich cultural heritage. Striving for an accurate and objective reflection of Timur's era, the writer traveled the roads along which the Iron Lame led his troops. He went to Italy, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey, North Africa, Yugoslavia, working in the book storages of Egypt, Turkey, and Tunisia. He spent many hours in the famous Vatican Library in Rome. The work lasted over twenty years, resulting in a cycle of novels, the fourth of which the writer did not manage to complete. But "Stars over Samarkand" has shone brightly on the literary horizon, and nothing so far has eclipsed it in the power of artistic representation of the era and fidelity to historical sources.
This edition includes the first two novels of the cycle: "Lame Timur" and "The Campfires of the Campaign".