In 19th century Tsarist Russia, an orphan boy with Jewish and Cossack blood grows up in a country marked by the violent persecution of Jews, mainly by the Cossacks. A tragic incident will lead him to a solitary battle for survival in the wild. However, life will give him a second chance, bringing him close to the first woman he loved. Her heinous murder, as well as that of the child she is about to bring into the world, haunts his thoughts and leads him on a crusade of revenge against his most deadly enemy. (...) [Excerpt from publisher or edition presentation text]