This collection of three Russian folk stories tells both three individual stories while simultaneously telling a single interconnected story. The story is narrated by a mythical winged creature and starts with the theft of an apple. This leads into the first story of a war between animals, then to the next of a man who rescues a bird, and finally to a boy tricked into servitude. Illustrations are digitally rendered with a simple color palette with the rough, but elegant, appearance of colored pencils.

According to WorldCat, these tales were all published individually by Nobrow Press before they were published as an anthology. No trace of Russian publications.

The author lives in Russia and is an illustrator, comic artist, designer and musician.

English. Originally published in UK by Nobrow Press in 2020. English translation by Lada Morozova published in the United States by Nobrow Press in N/A.

An action-packed debut title for middle grade readers with an appetite for folklore and mythology, who are ready to move beyond storybook fairy tales. Debut author Alexander Utkin, retells the Slavic myths of his youth in a stunning new graphic novel, illustrated in a bold new style. 

When a merchant nurses the King of Birds back to health after he is injured in a great war, he is offered a great reward. Together they travel far across the land to the domains of the King's three sisters to claim the merchant's prize... but will they give up that which is most precious to them?