'The Humanist The Cossack And The Siege', is a story of survival, adventure, love and war; an epic where few stand against many. The action takes place in Italian forests, Ukrainian steppes, Turkish villas, the Mediterranean Sea, and the island of Malta. The Humanist: Lorenzo, an Italian from Florence educated in the Classics and lethal in hand to hand combat, has to save his father from prison before he dies. The Cossack: Ekaterina, enslaved by the Ottomans a day after her marriage, she becomes a fierce and independent woman, excellent at fighting with sling and axe. She longs to be reunited...