On the Edge of the Oikumene

Ivan Antonovich Efremov (1908—1972) was a famous Soviet writer, paleontologist, and the founder of modern Russian science fiction.
Would you like to know what the ancient world is like? We know very little about the formation of Egypt, Greece, and Central... Africa, and their secrets and mysteries remain unsolved to this day. In the depths of time, Pharaoh Jedefra, on the advice of a priest, dispatches a large sea expedition to the south, wishing to find the famous land of Punt. More than a thousand years later, young sculptor Pandion, leaving his beloved behind in his homeland, desperately sets off on a journey to understand true beauty. But the young Greek faces insurmountable trials and severe hardships… How will the fates of Egypt and Greece intertwine, and how will the exciting and gripping journey through time end?