by Bernard Cornwell · Editora y Distribuidora Hispano Americana, S.A. · tapa dura · ISBN 9788435062862
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At the beginning of the 10th century, England is in turmoil after the death of Alfred the Great. His son, Edward, inherits the throne, but peace is fragile. The Danes, led by the Viking Cnut Longsword, threaten to invade Wessex and claim the crown. Uhtred, Alfred's most valuable warrior, has lost favor with the new king and must lead a group of outlaws, including his own son, to reclaim his ancestral home, the fortress of Bebbanburg in Northumbria. However, Cnut Longsword is gathering an army, and loyalties will be tested in a series of bloody battles between Saxons and Danes. Uhtred must take the reins of the destiny of an entire nation.
Bernard Cornwell is an English author of historical novels and a history of the Waterloo campaign. He is best known for his long-running series of novels about Napoleonic Wars rifleman Richard Sharpe. He has also written The Saxon Stories, a series of thirteen novels about the unification of England.
