Uther, the High King of Britain, has died, leaving the infant Mordred as his only heir. His uncle, the loyal and gifted warlord Arthur, now rules as caretaker for a country which has fallen into chaos - threats emerge from within the British kingdoms while vicious Saxon armies stand ready to invade. As he struggles to unite Britain and hold back the Saxon enemy, Arthur is embroiled in a doomed romance with beautiful Guinevere.
- ISBN10 0140231862
- ISBN13 9780140231861
- Publish Date 5 September 1996 (first published 5 October 1995)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 22 September 2011
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Penguin Books Ltd
- Format Paperback
- Pages 512
- Language English