Chronicle of the Grey Order: The Web of War

This is the second installment of a sweeping Ukrainian fantasy saga, where Cossack mysticism, political intrigue, and the struggle for statehood intertwine in a tense and dark tale. Set seven years after The Wolves’ Arkan, the novel finds the Gray Order standing on the brink of collapse, its knights forced to pay a high price for loyalty, love, and the choices they have made.

Seven years have passed since the young kharakternyks set foot on the wolf path. During that time, the war between the Northern Alliance and the Two Seas Union has not only altered the heroes’ destinies, but also dealt a devastating blow to the Gray Order itself: some have fallen, while those who survived now find themselves at the heart of a brutal wartime ordeal. Meanwhile, new turmoil is brewing in the Hetmanate: the country is preparing to elect a hetman, while increasingly alarming rumors of another war and an external threat spread through the land. New trials, dangerous alliances, betrayals, powerful feelings, and a fight for the future of their country lie ahead for the Order’s knights. Yet, they must endure and remain faithful to what they hold most dear: their people, their brotherhood, and their homeland.

The Web of War is the second book in the Chronicles of the Gray Order trilogy, in which Pavlo Derevianko reimagines Ukrainian Cossack mythology through the lens of epic fantasy.