Princes and Peasants

The Tsar's Dragons series chronicles the journey of 19th-century industrialist John Hughes as he establishes a city on the Russian steppe. As his right-hand man, Glyn Edwards, and Welsh orphan Anna Parry forge new lives in Hughesovka, they face challenges from newcomers that jeopardize their hard-won peace. Meanwhile, ambitious locals like Alexei Beletsky see the city as an opportunity to effect meaningful change in their homeland.