70×100/16, hard cover, ill., 312 pp., 2004
ISBN 5-86793-285-0

Long, long ago, when people and their gods could not yet exist without one another, little Yagda, the seven-year-old daughter of the Slav prince Rodovit, fell in love with a prisoner-boy from the steppe nicknamed Kaschei. Growing as the pair gets older, their childish love makes people and gods alike mighty displeased. Only Simargl, the god with seven swords, and little red furry Fephila, the creature born of a fiery spark, help the young sweethearts overcome the many obstacles they face in their fantastic adventures. But still, like any other lovers, Kaschei and Yagda make many rash decisions. Unlike most, though, they finally have to face the dubious gift of immortality…

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