Sure to delight fans of The Ranger's Apprentice and The Summoner series, this fast action fantasy is shot through with intriguing characters and dark magic.
In an alternate Anglo-Saxon Britain, a fifteen-year-old warrior apprentice trains his heart out to be accepted into the shield wall. However, he is an orphan and an outsider and is constantly bullied by the hulking Angalsax apprentices. Then, the savage Pict tribes inexplicably unite and smash through the ancient Romani Wall and Will has his chance to shine.