Seven years have passed. Aethelred's successor. Aelfwold, has been murdered by the nobleman Sicga, who has installed a new king, Osred. The people of Northumbria suffer under the heavy taxes of these pious kings and the tithes of the greedy bishops. Sicga plots to remove Osred and reinstall Aethelred as king. They the help of the archers of Stonewood, But Robert, Gemma, Edric, and the rest have been living peacefully secluded in Stonewood, and are not axious to disrupt their lives, even for Aethelred. But violent, evil change os coming to Britain and even Stonewood cannot avoid the future. To have any chance to face, the throne must be taken back.
The Legend of the Hawk, a five book series, made me seem like I was there , observing what was happening, and wondering what would happen next. At the end of the fifth book I was wishing there would be more adventures to come. I would give this full series 5 stars. Very entertaining.