The 3rd book in the historical fiction series set during the Wars Of The Roses, following }Stormbird{ and }Trinity{. The Lancastrian and Yorkist factions clash at the battle of Towton, the single most bloody conflict ever fought on British soil. Iggulden books have sold more than 7 million copies globally. Now in paperback Richard Duke of York is dead, his ambitions in ruins, his head spiked on the walls of the city. King Henry VI is still held prisoner. His Lancastrian Queen rides south with an army of victorious northerners, accompanied by painted warriors from the Scottish Highlands. With the death of York, Margaret and her army seem unstoppable.