1919. The war is over in Europe, but it continues in Siberia. Admiral Kolchak has just proclaimed himself Supreme Ruler of Russia, and Baron von Ungern-Sternberg is preparing to found a great Asian empire. Armored trains scurry across the vast expanses, one of which, according to rumors, is transporting the Tsar's gold... Chinese military rulers, Manchu gangs, allies, and numerous secret societies are hunting for it. However, Corto Maltese and his eternal companion, Captain Rasputin, have their own plans...

Among the thousands of characters created over more than a century of comics history, only a few have achieved mythic status, becoming one of the calling cards of the ninth art form. Corto Maltese is one of them. A skilled sailor, an incorrigible romantic, a fiery revolutionary, a spontaneous philosopher, a noble pirate, and an eternal adventurer, he was created in 1967 by the Italian author Hugo Pratt (1927–1995). His adventures, in the tradition of Robert Louis Stevenson, Joseph Conrad, and Herman Melville, have inspired generations of readers around the globe. A timeless man, a true citizen of the world, he is equally at home in the blue lagoons of the South Seas and the snowy expanses of Siberia, the alleys of Hong Kong and the avenues of Buenos Aires... Ireland and Brazil, Samarkand and Venice, Ecuador and the Caribbean, Basel and Zanzibar—these are just a few of the stops in Captain Cortot's amazing odyssey.

The Cortot Maltese series has won numerous awards in Italy, France, Belgium, and Germany. In 2005, Hugo Pratt was inducted into the Will Eisner Hall of Fame in the United States.

Author: Pratt Hugo
Publishing House: Boomkniga
Year: 2018
Number of pages: 104
Cover type: hardback
Translator: Khachaturov Mikhail
Illustrator: Pratt Hugo
Country of origin: Italy
Age group: 13-15, young adults, adults