TY - BOOK AU - Cornwell,Bernard AU - Gilkes,John TI - War of the wolf T2 - Saxon tales SN - 9780008183837 (hardback) AV - PS U1 - 823.92 23 PY - 2018/// CY - London PB - HarperCollins Publishers KW - Edward, KW - Ethelfled, KW - Uhtred, KW - Siege warfare KW - Fiction KW - Courage KW - Loyalty KW - Vikings KW - Saxons KW - fast KW - Great Britain - History - Anglo-Saxon period, 449-1066 - Fiction KW - Edward, King of England, -924 - Fiction KW - Uhtred, of Bebbanburg (Fictitious character) - Fiction KW - Ethelfled, -918 - Fiction KW - Mercia (Kingdom) KW - Northumbria (Kingdom) KW - Great Britain KW - History KW - Anglo-Saxon period, 449-1066 KW - lcgft KW - Historical KW - Historical fiction KW - gsafd N1 - Sequel to: The flame bearer N2 - Uhtred of Bebbanburg has won back his ancestral home but, threatened from all sides by enemies both old and new, he doesn't have long to enjoy the victory. In Mercia, rebellion is in the air as King Edward tries to seize control. In Wessex, rival parties scramble to settle on the identity of the next king. And across the country invading Norsemen continue their relentless incursion, ever hungry for land. Uhtred finds himself once again torn between his two heritages. For decades, Uhtred has stood at the intersection between Pagan and Christian, between Saxon and Viking, between the old world he was born into and the new world being forged around him. But as the winds of change gather pace, the pressure on Uhtred as father, as politician and as warrior grows as never before ER -