I love historical epics, especially British ones. Cornwell is an expert at writing these things, and manages to crank tons of them out. This one is the 4th of the Saxon Tales, but I wasn't lost jumping in on the series.
Uhtred, the narrator, is one heck of a narrator. He fights well and keeps his oaths. Wellllll, he might stretch them a little, but he tries really hard to keep them. He is sworn to Lord Alfred, King of Wessex, but the Vikings keep getting in the way of peace. Lord Alfred's daughter Aetheflaed is kidnapped, and even though she's young and newly married, Uhtred is bound and determined to fetch her. Uhtred's settled down a bit--happily married with a pregnant wife, but the battles still draw him in.
The worst part of the book was keeping Aetheflaed and Aethelred straight. I mean, really, those names are confusing! But the book is a fast read--kinda gruesome, but, hey, we're talking Saxons and Danes and Britons and Welshmen and Irishmen--it's bound to be bloody!
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