Nasan Kolycheva has endured more than one crisis since her marriage to a Russian nobleman four years ago. Only twenty, the Tatar princess welcomes the possibility of a calm and happy life with her charming husband, Daniil, and their adorable child, even if she silently wishes that the three of them could retreat to the steppe that she still calls home. But peace has few friends in Russia in 1538. Turmoil roils the steppe, a palace coup leads to Daniil's...