''Finch has written a blood-soaked historical epic to rank with the best'' Anthony Riches, author of Storm of War
The throne of England is under threat, but one lad-s battle is much closer to home.
Storm clouds gathering at England-s shores-
Autumn, 1066. Saxon England, a realm at peace for fifty years, unknowingly enjoys its last peaceful harvest. For a Viking horde, led by the dreaded Harald Hardraada, circles off the north-eastern coast, while William of Normandy, a wolf in human guise, waits in the south, greedily sizing up the wealthy kingdom.
-will change a young man-s future-
Seventeen-year-old Cerdic, as second in line to the earldom of Ripon in northern England, is being trained for a future in the Church. But croziers and catechism do not fire Cerdic-s soul. He longs instead to be a warrior, like his brother Unferth, and ride to battle in defence of his lands.
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