For two kings claim the empty throne, and a new kingdom cannot be born without bloodshed. Though he has won the battle for his ancestral home, rebellion looms in Mercia and invading Norsemen appear at every turn.Ī violent clash at sea forces the warrior lord Uhtred to lead his men from his Northumbrian fortress to London and plunge into the eye of the storm. Lord Uhtred of Bebbanburg knows that peace is far from reach. The brand new novel in Bernard Cornwells number one bestselling series on the making of England and the fate of his great hero, Uhtred of Bebbanbur.From the day it was stolen from me I had dreamed of recapturing Bebbanburg. The new novel in Bernard Cornwells number one bestselling series on the making of England and the fate of his great hero, Uhtred of Bebbanburg.A fragile peace is about to be brokenKing Alfreds son Edward and formidable daughter, thelflaed, rule Wessex, Mercia and East Anglia. The eighth novel in Bernard Cornwells epic and bestselling series on the making of England and the fate of his great hero, Uhtred of Bebbanburg.In the battle for power, there can be only one ruler.

The seventh novel in Bernard Cornwells epic and bestselling series on the making of England and the fate of his great hero, Uhtred of Bebbanburg.Uhtred sword of the Saxons, bane of the Vikings has been declared outcast.Peace in Britain has given Uhtred time to cause trouble for himself.

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