内容简介
Theyearis885,andEnglandisatpeace,dividedbetweentheDanishkingdomtothenorthandtheSaxonkingdomof??Wessexinthesouth.Uhtred,thedispossessedsonofaNorthumbrianlord—warriorbyinstinct,Vikingbynature—hasfinallysettleddown.Hehasland,awifeandtwochildren,andadutygiventohimbyKingAlfredtoholdthefrontierontheThames.Butthentroublestirs:adeadmanhasrisen,andnewVikingshavearrivedtooccupythedecayedRomancityofLondon.TheirdreamistoconquerWessex,andtodoittheyneedUhtred'shelp.Alfredhasotherideas.HewantsUhtredtoexpeltheVikingraidersfromLondon.Uhtredmustweighhisoathtothekingagainstthedangerousturningtideofshiftingallegiancesanddeadlypowerstruggles.ItisUhtred—halfSaxon,halfDane—whoseuncertainloyaltiesmustnowdecideEngland'sfuture.
作者简介
JudyDuttonisawriterlivinginBrooklyn,NewYork.SincegraduatingfromHarvardwithadegreeinEnglishandAmericanLiterature,she'scontributedtoCosmopolitan,Maxim,Glamour,Redbook,andothermagazinesandwebsites.SheisalsotheauthorofSecretsfromtheSexLab,aneye-openinglookatthemostgroundbreakingscientificdiscoveriesintherealmofsexualbehavior.