Publisher's Synopsis
His reclusive father's stunning deathbed revelation plunges young Thane Edmond into a maelstrom of adventures encompassing romance, a deadly street riot, dynastic intrigues and savage frontier warfare during the tumultuous final years leading to the battle of Hastings.;An ancient ring inscribed 'AELFRED MEC HEHT GEWYRCAN' relentlessy reminds Edmond he must persevere in a seemingly hopeless quest for the status demanded by his heritage.;Edmond's odyssey transports him from England's western marches to Dover harbour, an outlaw forest hideout, medieval London, Bristol's slave markets, imperial Constantinople's grandeur and across a turbulent Europe toward a climatic appointment with destiny.
