King Alfred is dying and then dies and England is in chaos.
This sersis has one of my favorite characters. From the book jacket
"For the Viking-raised but Saxon-born warrior, Uhtred, whose life seems to shadow the making of England, this presents him with difficult choices."
#4 in this group was a bore, #5 brought my interest back to the story and this book restores my full excitement for Uhtred and what happens to him.
Written in the first person the author shows how to do this point of view. We know Uhtred lives since the story is told from his recollections but the author leaves everything else unknown and that is the magic of his story.
A must read if you like the earlier books, if you have not read any of the adventures of Uhtred then start with Book one. If you gave up on 4 then pick this one up and you will not miss any important points since part of the style is to review earlier events through out the story.
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