This book is available in two versions: with and without colored edges. Once the edition with colored edges is sold out, we will deliver the edition without colored edges. England in autumn 1013: To deliver the Danish prisoner Hakon to the court, the young Englishman Ælfric of Helmsby travels to London. The city lies in ruins, as the weak King Ethelred fails to protect his kingdom from the constant Viking raids. However, unlike England and Denmark, Ælfric and Hakon are not enemies - they have become friends during their perilous journey. Soon, they are part of the inner circle around the power-hungry Queen Emma. But the resistance of the English is on the verge of breaking, and when the Danish king dies, an even more dangerous enemy stands at the gates... By the bestselling author of the Warringham Saga.