Anna Orlov lives in a beautiful snowbound Russian palace, home to a menagerie of wonderful animals: tigers, wolfhounds and horses, but also her cruel older brother Ivan. So when Anna defies her father's wishes she has no idea of the dangers to come. Soon, Anna, her tiger and her horse will be fighting for survival in the frozen wilds.
Valentina is a circus performer with a very special horse and big dreams. A girl who sees beyond the bright lights of the Moscow big top. A horse with an incredible future…
Inspired by real-life stories…
Drakon's strides had pounded out a relentless drumbeat across the Russian taiga, but their cadence had weakened until now it had become a desperate struggle to place one hoof in front of the other.
"Come on, it is not much further," Anna promised her horse. But in reality she had no idea how far away the palace was or even if it was ahead of them at all. There was nothing to guide her any more, Just the snow and the darkness her numb feet and ice-bitten cheeks, singing with the pain of air so cold it pierced her brain.
"We must keep moving Drakon…"