Deluge

Six years after the events of With Fire and Sword, the Polish Commonwealth has recovered from the earlier bloody wars against the Cossacks and the Crimean Khanate, but new threats emerge. A Swedish invasion spreads through the country with terrifying speed, and nearly all of Poland's nobility capitulates-except for a small group of loyalists who remain true to their king and country.The Deluge is the second book in Henryk Sienkiewicz's Trilogy, following With Fire and Sword and preceding Pan Michael. Published in 1886, it was translated into English by Jeremiah Curtin in 1891. Like its predecessor, it follows the fictional nobleman Kmicic, whose arc from anti-hero to national champion represents Poland's own path of struggle and redemption.Perfect for readers who love sweeping historical epics with complex heroes and high-stakes military action, The Deluge delivers Sienkiewicz at the height of his powers.