1. A Time for Swords
In 793, novice monk Hunlaf is present when Viking raiders attack the monastery of Lindisfarne. The slaughter forces him to take up a sword, challenging the teaching and identity that have shaped his life. As Northumbria struggles to understand the new threat from the sea, Hunlaf…
2. A Night of Flames
In 794, Hunlaf and the Norseman Runolf sail to Rogaland on a Northumbrian mission to seek an alliance and strengthen the kingdom's naval defences. Their journey also gives them the chance to pursue family ties, old grievances and a forbidden book. In Norway they encounter a…
3. A Day of Reckoning
In 796, Hunlaf and his companions voyage to the Emirate of al-Andalus in search of an object believed capable of altering the balance of power in Europe. After a clash with pirates, they are taken under guard to Qadis and drawn into rivalries involving the emir's…
4. Dominion of Dust
In 797, Hunlaf and his crew travel through Cyprus and the eastern Mediterranean to obtain a Christian relic before agents of the Byzantine empress Eirene can secure it. Betrayal leaves them without their prize and pushes the voyage onward to Jerusalem, where competing authorities and relic…