The year is 1357 and half of Eurasia is occupied by the formidable Mongol state known as the Golden Horde, led by the greedy and murderous Khan Janibek. When Janibeks mother suddenly loses her sight, he sends his messengers to a far away province to fetch the miracle worker Metropolitan Alexei, threatening to destroy Moscow if he does not agree to help. Alexei concedes, but is unable to work a miracle and is humiliated and cast away unable to protect his people from the Horde.Andrei Proshkins The Golden Empire is a gripping historical epic set against the backdrop of the Mongol empire of the 14th Century.