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In a land ruled by tradition and bloodbound oaths, young Ragnar Ivarsson learned of his famed father’s demise. The gods are silen, patiently observing from the shadows. Jarl Hastein demands nothing but strict obedience. And the ancient code forbids shieldmaidens from raising steel alongside their Viking counterparts, on foreign shores.

1585, London: Queen Elizabeth is gravely ill and her spymaster, Francis Walsingham, has received intelligence that there is a plot to assassinate her. He sends his protege Kit Scarlett and Scottish agent Iomhar Blackwood to gather information. To their horror, they discover there is a plot to blow up Hampton Court Palace. With Queen Elizabeth too unwell to be moved from the palace, it is imperative the plot is foiled as quickly as possible. A search of Hampton Court is launched, with Iomhar leading the way, while Kit is given the task of guarding the queen.

Reino de Castilla, 1283 d. C. Alvar León de Lara, cardenal de la curia, vuelve a petición de su antiguo mentor a la abadía que fue su hogar, que abandonó veinte años atrás con el alma rota por un amor imposible. Su maestro desea revelarle algo que cambiará el curso de la cristiandad. Sin embargo, la llegada de Alvar desencadenará la tragedia: enigmas tras puertas ocultas, crímenes inexplicables, símbolos que conducen a pistas y pistas que conducen a trampas.