Walker masterfully evokes time and place with historical detail woven throughout and a narrative voice that will put readers in mind of classics from the era.
- Publisher's Weekly Somerled's parentage was noble, of the Kings of Dublin, the royal house of Argyll and the great Ard Ri, the High Kings of Ireland.
But when the Norse invaded Argyll and the Isles, his family's fortunes fell along with those of his people.
All hope seemed lost when he rose from the mists of Morvern to rally the Ga.