Katabasis Audiobook (Free)

With the death from 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 referred to as the Shield-Brethren, limp homeward again across a frozen, bloodied wasteland. But where – and what – is definitely “home” given that the threat of invasion no longer shapes their lives? Thirteenth-century Europe continues to be preserved from annihilation at the hands of the Mongols, to be certain, but fresh and terrible threats are at hand: political and religious turmoil threaten to turn the warriors’ world upside down once again. Painted against a rich backdrop of medieval mysticism and Russian folklore, Katabasis weaves collectively the tales of victor and victim alike within a fearless exploration of what it means not only to survive, but to seriously live again.