About the book: 1960 / The heroes of our story lived a long time ago, almost two and a half thousand years ago. At that time, tribes of nomadic Scythians (the Persians called them Sakas) often fought with the powerful army of the Persian king Darius I. Brave women of the Saka tribe also took part in the battles with the Persians. The book tells about the beautiful Zarina, the daughter of the tribe leader, who makes a trip to Pereida and rescues Saka warriors from captivity. You will learn about a Chinese princess named Blue Flower, who, having left her palace, goes to the nomadic steppes. You will read about the noble Saka leader Miromir, the treacherous Madia and the greedy Zhong Qing. Having traveled to the distant past, you will get acquainted with the life and way of life of the Scythian nomads, visit the Pazyryk Valley, where the tombs of the ancient Sakas have been preserved.