Sekuyiminyaka engaphezu kwamakhulu amathathu, abakwaRomanov babusa iRussia ngo-tsars kuqala futhi kamuva ngaphansi kwehlelo labo lakamuva njengamakhosi. Kepha empeleni yonke into yayifana, i-absolutism ezungeze i-servile aristocracy. Futhi ngqo kulesi simo sokucindezela kuze kube nenguquko yokugcina yegazi yango-1917, kuyathakazelisa futhi ukubona isici sobufazi somlando. Esikhathini esingengakanani esidlule lapho u-Espido Freire abhale khona inoveli emnandi ethi «Ngibize ngo-Alejandra»Manje sesinalo lelinye icebo lombhali waseBrithani u-Imogen Edwards-Jones, elijabulisa njengalowo osevele eshiwo ngamanye ama-protagonists angalezozinsuku angokoqobo njengo-Alejandra, kuphela ozungezwe yi-nebula eyinqaba ezungeze i-esoteric, umlingo omnyama nokunye okuningi obunye ubuciko obuyindida ...
Ngaphambi kokuqhubeka nalaba baphikisi, kufanele kwazeke ukuthi kule noveli sithola isimo esihlonipha kakhulu imicimbi lapho kwethulwa khona lesi sakhiwo. Futhi ngokunembile leso silungiselelo esiqaphelayo sisisebenzisela lokho kulingiswa okukhulu kwazo zonke izinganekwane zomlando. Kuphela, phakathi kokuchaphazeleka kwalowo owayekade eyiRussia, kancane kancane, sithuthuka ngokuzihambela ezandleni zikanxantathu wabesifazane. Okokuqala odade u-Anastasia noMilitza, izikhulu zasenkantolo yaseRussia ngokushada kalula nababoni ngokobizo, njengoba kwamukelwa nguMlando.
Ngalaba besifazane ababili enkantolo yaseRussia nangokuhambisana no-Alejandra uqobo, inkosi yokugcina, sijabulela icebo eliphazamisayo, onqenqemeni lwendawo yezenhlalo ekuzwakala kwayo ukuzwakala okungcwatshwe kwenguquko eseduzane. Izicukuthwane ezimbili ezintsha ezafika zivela eMontenegro zizothatha lezo zikhala zamandla ezitholakale emiphakathini yazo emnyama, ngemixube nangokuncenga okubuhlungu.
Kuze kube yilapho omunye wabalingiswa abamnyama kakhulu emlandweni waseRussia ebonakala eshaya yonke into ekuhleleni kwabafundi bezangoma. Imayelana noRasputin, ekuphakameni kwesilingo uMerlin, kuphela ngesisekelo esikhulu somlando nangemibhalo ecacile. Uma ubheka isithombe sikaRasputin, ukubuka kwakhe kubonakala kudabula isikhathi.
Ngamandla afanayo ekubukeni kwakhe, umhlangano wabesifazane ababili noRasputin uzogcina ngokubhala indaba ehehayo ehambelana kakhulu yaleyo minyaka yokugcina yamaRomanov.
Manje usungathenga inoveli ethi The Witches of Saint Petersburg, ka-Imogen Edwards-Jones, lapha: