The third installment of Bernard Cornwell's bestselling series chronicling the epic saga of the making of England, 'like Game of Thrones, but real' (The Observer, London)-the basis for The Last Kingdom, the hit BBC America television series. After achieving victory at King Alfred's side, Uhtred of Bebbanburg is returning to his home in the North, finally free of his allegiance to the King-or so he believes. An encounter with a vicious slave trader introduces Uhtred to Guthred, the self-proclaime