1081. And the battle for control of the Holy Roman Empire has begun. Within Constantinople, three faction will go to any lengths to seize the imperial throne. While outside the city's walls, two very different but equally ambitious armies gather. To the west, the massed ranks of the most feared Norman warlord of his day; to the east, the Turkish hordes. But for their shared lust for slaughter--and for Constantinople's gold--these opposing forces would...

1073. Under the merciless sun of the East, a dark force has risen--a Norman adventurer whose bloody and unquenchable ambition rivals that of King William himself. He has conquered his land, he has built his fortress and he has amassed his army. And now he has taken Constantinople's ruler as his prisoner. It falls to Hereward to rescue this precious captive. For the great warrior-in-exile and his spear-brothers, it will mean mounting a raid that could...