The sequel to the New York Times bestseller The Last Kingdom continues the exhilarating adventures of Uhtred and King Alfred the Great. Uhtred has always been a Dane at heart, and has always believed that given the chance, he would fight for the men who raised him and taught him their ways. But when Iseult, a powerful sorceress, enters Uhtred's life, he is forced to consider feelings he's never confronted before - and Uhtred discovers, in his moment of greatest peril, a new-found loyalty and love for his native country and ruler.