620 AD; The Frankish Empire of the Merovingians: When the merchant Samo finds his family murdered, all he wants is revenge on the murderers. Confronted with the repercussions of his revenge, he sets in motion events that affect the peoples of Europe to this day. While the Frankish kings try to exploit him, he finds a new love, a new family and a new home.

György Kristián Szitás (Jörg Christian Seubert), born 1974 in Würzburg, lives near Nuremberg. He writes novels in his spare time.