This book is about the life of the Roman general Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus, told in the first person. He was the Roman general who defeated the Carthaginian General Hannibal, leading Rome to victory in the second Punic War.

Zavaliv is a magical realism story that is based on true historical events of the 1700s and is rooted in Slavic mythology and culture. Cossacks and Ottomans. Reality and Slavic Pantheon. Life in a small town on the outskirts of the Empire.