1345. As soon as the crusade against the Lithuanians ended, the Czechs were already at war with the Poles. The siege of Cracow is thwarted by Hungarian troops, but meanwhile Louis of Anjou is already preparing for his next campaign by the sea. The Dalmatian Zára is embroiled in a bloody war with Venice, but while they are waiting for life-saving help from Visegrád, something happens in the Kingdom of Naples that fundamentally changes the further plans of the Anjou - and the history of the Kingdom of Hungary. Szilárd Bátor struggles with his fresh grief and at the same time with the demons that torment his soul, trying to overcome the shadows of the past so that he can finally control his estate in Dubica in a dignified way. For as long as he can remember, he has been forced to empty the cup of bitterness to the bottom countless times - but this time fate has special surprises in store for him. The eighth part of Szabolcs Bíró's series of novels, The Hammer of the South covers more eventful years of the XIV. from the unique history of the century. We can be there at the siege of Zára and the battle of Crécy, we can look into the life of the royal court and the rural nobility, and at the same time we can see the rise of the legendary giant, who was called: Miklós Toldi.