Professor Brian Sykes' book has become a global sensation. She talks about a unique study of the discovered remains of the Tyrolean ice man, who lay in a glacier in northern Italy for at least five thousand years. Professor Sykes, through genetic research, managed to find a direct descendant of Ice Man - our contemporary who lives in Britain. The book describes in detail and interestingly the events associated with the identification of the remains of the Romanovs - members of the family of the Russian emperor, for whom Professor Sykes was invited. The reader will make a fascinating journey into the distant past of the Earth and learn about our genetic ancestor.