num_pages: 314
description: The year is 885 and England is at peace divided between the Danish kingdom to the north and the Saxon kingdom of Wessex in the south. Warrior by instinct and Viking by nature Uhtred the dispossessed son of a Northumbrian lord has land a wife and childrenand a duty to King Alfred to hold the frontier on the Thames. But a dead man has risen and new Vikings have invaded the decayed Roman city of London with dreams of conquering Wessex... with Uhtreds help. Suddenly forced to weigh his oath to the king against the dangerous turning tide of shifting allegiances and deadly power struggles UhtredAlfreds sharpest swordmust now make the choice that will determine Englands future.
language: English
title: Sword Song
publisher: Harper