In the theatre of war there can only be one victor . . 1690 On the banks of the River Boyne in Ireland, rival monarchs William of Orange and James Stuart meet in bloody conflict, and Lieutenant Holcroft Blood must face his personal enemies and those of his sovereign.

A clash of crowns pits brother against sister in the battle for ultimate powerAn ambitious king Spring, AD 777. Sigurd Hring, new King of the Svear, is summoning all the greatest warriors of the North to his banner, promising them riches and glory. He invites Bjarki Bloodhand, the famous berserkr who can summon the fury of a wild bear in battle, to swear an oath of fealty to him. But Bjarki has already sailed away to rescue a beautiful Saxon princess. A reluctant shield maiden Tor Hildarsdottir, sister of Bjarki, now oath-bound to a powerful Svealand jarl, finds herself unwillingly...