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The ninth installment in the New York Times best-selling Saxon Tales, the epic saga of the making of England, magnificently taken to life by "the reigning king of historical fiction" (USA Today). A fragile peace reigns in Wessex, Mercia, and East Anglia. King Alfred's son, Edward, and formidable princess, Aethelflaed, rule the kingdoms. But throughout, the restless Northmen, eyeing the abundant lands and wealthy churches, are mounting raids. Uhtred of Bebbanburg, the kingdoms' best warrior, controls Northern Mercia from the strongly fortified city of Chester. But makes are gathering against him. Northmen allied to the Irish, led by the fierce warrior Ragnall Ivarson, are soon joined up with by the Northumbrians, and their durability could prove overwhelming. Despite the gathering menace, both Edward and Aethelflaed are reluctant to move out of the safety with their fortifications. But with Uhtred's own princess married to Ivarson's sibling, that can be trusted? In the have difficulty between family and commitment, between personal ambition and political commitment, there will be no easy course. But a man with a warrior's courage may be able to think it is. Such a man is Uhtred, which may be his finest hour.