At the dawn of the 8th century, in Asturias, as in other regions of Hispania, the Christians were brutally mistreated and forced to pay an onerous tax if they wanted to continue to profess their religion and not adhere to Islam. The discontent grows little by little, until Pelayo and a few brave men decide to rebel against the invader. They hope that other regions will follow their example, but things are not going to be as easy as they had expected. However, against all odds and human logic, they remain determined to resist and defeat an army that infinitely outnumbers them. This is the beginning of the Reconquest, which will culminate with the liberation of the kingdom of Granada by the Catholic Monarchs. Juan Pérez-Foncea, the acclaimed author of titles such as 'Los Tercios no se rinden', 'Invencibles' or 'Los primeros de Filipinas', tackles on this occasion a historical period that, besides being exciting, is perhaps the most important in defining the essence of Spain, since it was in this period when the Spaniards forged their deepest identity by taking up arms against an invading culture. And it does so through the figure of Sisnando, barely a child when he receives the news that his two older brothers have died in the battle of Guadalete, which will later encourage him to join the ongoing rebellion. His life journey, full of adversities that he will have to overcome, and that of his lover, Isela, constitute the axis of this absorbing novel about a crucial moment in our history. For many readers, the surname Pérez-Foncea is synonymous with fantastic historical novels that have sold in the tens of thousands (...) He is, above all, a magnificent analyst of the history of Spain in the context of universal history'. La Tribuna del País Vasco 'Anyone who knows Juan Pérez-Foncea's literary career knows that in his books, the real historical facts of the Spanish Empire take precedence'. Trapped in a few sheets of paper