In a land riven by conflict, an orphan boy has come of age. Once betrayed, kidnapped and enslaved, Uhtred is now a skilled warrior who kneels to no one. Alfred - Saxon, unlikely king, man of god - fights to hold the throne of the only land still resisting the pagan Vikings. Uhtred and Alfred's fates are tangled, bound by destiny and blackened by the flames of war. Together they will change history...
