Victory, betrayal and revenge. Wasteland.

The year is 1069. The Norman invaders are stealing the land of the English people, building castles to subdue them and relentlessly making a once free people into serfs.

The English will not, however, submit easily. Armed resistance flares across the land. Yet, to become effective, it needs a leader who can unite the nation.

That leader is Edgar Atheling, heir of Alfred the Great, a young man born to be king.

Edgar knows he must defeat William the Conqueror, a ruthless leader and formidable foe. But how can a 17 year old boy with an ill-equipped army challenge such a man for his birthright, the throne of England?

Edgar's one hope of victory is to forge an alliance with the ancient Viking enemies of the English and pray that the rest of his people rise up in support of him.

Wasteland tells how the agony of war shapes and matures Edgar and how he learns to inspire loyalty from his allies and respect from his enemies.

Wasteland is book 2 of 'The Lost King' series. It is a fast-moving story of how a young boy comes of age through a time of victory, betrayal and revenge.

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