by Leo Tolstoy
First published 2021
As Napoleon's armies ravage Europe, two aristocratic Russian families—the Bezukhovs and the Bolkonskys—are caught in the chaos. Brooding Prince Andrei seeks glory on the battlefield, while his sister Maria tends to their ailing father. Bastard son Pierre navigates high society, torn between his gentle spirit and the rigid codes of the elite. As love, loss, and shifting loyalties test them, the characters grapple with their place in a Russia on the brink of transformation.
Genres: 19th-century
Vibes: atmospheric, emotional
Tropes: epic-scale, war-and-conflict
Period: 19th-century
443 pages · Paperback · Independently published