Book excerpt: Alain is a warrior, a man whose courage and bravery in the face of the King's enemies has become a legend across the land; a man who created the most feared fighting force in England — The Guardian Knights, defeating Vikings, Anglo Saxons, and the hard men of Normandy; a man whose ideals and invincibility inspired a generation of young men. But now he has to fight alone to save his son and daughter from Celt mercenaries and Viking raiders whilst trying to uncover a treacherous plot to ambush the King's son in the harsh border region of Northumbria. Stand beside Alain in the outstanding graphic action scenes and feel the trauma of a bloody fight for survival.