The Warlord of Rheged receives news that there is a new king of Northumbria and he takes an army north to Rheged to confront him. Although he defeats the king in battle another Saxon warband kidnap his son and the Prince of Gwynedd. Travelling with a small group of warriors he rescues his son before returning to Gwynedd where he finally confronts his nemesis, Aethelfrith. A book filled with action, adventure and battles.