• Paperback
• Condition: Very Good
• 374 pages
• Fiction: Historical
• Book 2/3 in the Viking series

London, 1019: a few months have passed since Thorgils escaped the clutches of the Irish Church only to find himself involved in a capricious love affair with Aelfgifu, wife of Knut the Great, ruler of England, and one of the most powerful men in the Viking world. A passionate relationship between two unlikely lovers begins to unfold, which forebodes uncontrollable consequences...

Forced to flee the realm, Thorgils teams up with Grettir, an outlaw feared for his volatile and brooding behaviour. The two men become travelling companions and sworn brothers - which binds them together beyond death.

From the frozen regions of the land of the Ski Runners, who trade in furs, and along the great river leading to Miklagard, the queen of cities, Thorgils must use his wits to survive among counterfeiters who forge the royal coinage, bounty hunters and slave traders: finally, in Constantinople, he witnesses the ultimate revenge...