We didn’t defeat the Tartars, but the Kingdom of Hungary under Béla IV defended itself against the greatest empire the world ever knew – this is the story of 24 Extra’s first publication, the latest research-based book The Tatar Invasion: The Life-and-death Struggle of Hungary, written by Dániel Bihari, the author of 24 Extra’s new book, The Tatar invasion. hu, and edited by Dr. József Laszlovszky, medieval researcher, historian, archaeologist, and professor at the Central European University and Dr. Balázs Nagy, historian, head of the Department of Medieval History at the Faculty of Humanities of ELTE.

With the debut of the book, 24 Extra, the subscription-based premium product of 24.hu, entered the offline space. The results were not long in coming: just a few days after its release, the publication jumped to the top of the bestseller lists, not only topping the history category of Libri’s general online bestseller list but also topping the animuskonyvek.hu and even the Bookline’s general top list.

At the launch of the book on 7 May, Péter Pető, editor-in-chief of 24.hu, will be in conversation with the author, Daniel Bihari, journalist of 24.hu, and the editors, archaeologist József Laszlovszky Dr. and historian Balázs Nagy Dr., at the Magvető Café in Budapest. The event is open to the public and book signings and sales will be available on site.