The Pale Horseman (Saxon Chronicles, Bk. 2)

The sequel to the New York Times bestseller The Last Kingdom continues the exhilarating adventures of Uhtred and King Alfred the Great. Uhtred has always been a Dane at heart, and has always believed that given the chance, he would fight for the men who raised him and taught him their ways. But when Iseult, a powerful sorceress, enters Uhtred's life, he is forced to consider feelings he's never confronted before - and Uhtred discovers, in his moment of greatest peril, a new-found loyalty and love for his native country and ruler.