"The new novel in Bernard Cornwell's number one bestselling series THE WAR CHRONICLES. Alfred the Great is dead and Edward his son reigns as king. Wessex survives but peace cannot hold. The Danes in the north stand ready to invade and will never rest until the emerald crown is theirs. Loyalties will be divided and men will fall, as every Saxon kingdom is drawn into the bloodiest battle yet with the Danes; a war which will decide the fate of every king, and the entire English nation."