Prince Ivan: Peter Morwood

Book I of Tales Of Old Russia. Ivan, handsome and valiant prince of Khorlov, unlocks more than his dream when he marries the beautiful sorceress Mar'ya: for deep in the dungeons of her castle is a door which he cannot resist but open. And beyond that door is the evil wizard, Koshchey the Undying, whom no mortal man may kill. Released from his thrall, Koshchey seizes Mar'ya and takes her to his grim tower. Ivan must follow, though he knows his deathless foe cannot be overcome by sword alone. Through rivers of fire to the land of the man-eating Baba Yaga he must go to get a steed that can outrun Koshchev's magic. Without the horse, Ivan knows his last chance of happiness with Mar'ya will have gone and with it, his life. Cover art by Paul Damon.