Usurper av P. W. Finch

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<p><strong>''Finch has written a blood-soaked historical epic to rank with the best'' Anthony Riches, author of <em>Storm of War</em></strong></p><h2>The throne of England is under threat, but one lad¿s battle is much closer to home.</h2><p><strong>Storm clouds gathering at England¿s shores¿</strong></p><p>Autumn, 1066. Saxon England, a realm at peace for fifty years, unknowingly enjoys its last peaceful harvest. For a Viking horde, led by the dreaded Harald Hardraada, circles off the north-eastern coast, while William of Normandy, a wolf in human guise, waits in the south, greedily sizing up the wealthy kingdom.</p><p><strong>¿will change a young man¿s future¿</strong></p><p>Seventeen-year-old Cerdic, as second in line to the earldom of Ripon in northern England, is being trained for a future in the Church. But croziers and catechism do not fire Cerdic¿s soul. He longs instead to be a warrior, like his brother Unferth, and ride to battle in defence of his lands.</p><p><strong>¿and uns