Another banger of an Uhtred book.  This one might be one of my favorites so far. It was a lot more melancholy and tragic.  It kind of fits an Uhtred now in his 60's, an "old man."  

What was the highlight for me in this book was the scenes between Uhtred and Aethelstan.  The vows were a real great twist and definitely have me excited for the last couple books in this series and what way this is going to go when it comes to Wessex taking Northumbria since we know it simply must based on the existence of England today.