Publisher's Synopsis
The warrior Uhtred, now married with two children and a landowner, seems destined to enjoy a peace similar to that in England, where the Danish kingdom of the north and the Sanon kingdom of Wessex enter a new era of peace. But the Vikings are still lurking in Londinium, ready to conquer Wessex, for which they need the help of their old comrade Uhtred. For his part, King Alfred the Great trusts that he will be the one to lead an operation aimed at expelling the Vikings, which will lead Uhtred to face his ambivalent identity again, and to weigh his Viking origin and loyalty. to their king; in any case, his warrior ardor will outweigh his familiar placidity.
