About the book: 2021 / End of May 1453. For two months now, the great confrontation has been going on between the few defenders of Constantinople and the huge Turkish army besieging the city. The city understands that if the Turks retreat, it will be a miracle, because the defense that is still holding is very fragile, and any trifle can affect the outcome of the matter. Everyone, be it young Thodoris Cantacuzene, the boy John Sfrandzis or the venerable mother of the family Maria, with their actions can help the city or inadvertently hasten its fall. What to do? How to avoid making a mistake? But what you definitely shouldn’t do is pray for a miracle instead of helping the miracle happen with your own hands…