The novel “The Strange Invaders” by Alun Llewellyn was published for the first time in 1934.

The caravan that must bring supplies is late and, while waiting to see it on the horizon, Adun thinks about Erya, a girl he likes. Unfortunately Karasoin, the head of the House of Swords, noticed her beauty as well and he has a lot more consideration than Adun among the Fathers.

The situation gets worse with the arrival of a horde of Tartars. They claim that they are not looking for a city to plunder but are fleeing monsters. The Fathers don’t believe those stories because in their doctrine there is no mention of these monsters and rely on the Faith in the trinity of Marx, Lenin and Stalin.