Unabridged Audiobook. 1 MP3 CD - 7 hours, 19 minutes. Narrated by John Bolen. In a time of chaos and Viking onslaught, Alfred the untested Saxon king, must fight to save his ravished land. The tale unfurls through the eyes of a young thane, Edmond, who becomes Alfred's friend and mightiest warrior. When Danes over run the land and the Saxons capitulate, this young knight trains and leads a devoted corps of pike-men to recapture the kingdom. On his adventures Edmond is captured by the Pagan Danes, raises the siege of Paris, meets the Pope and still finds time to fall in love. Henty successfully weaves this plot of intrigue and suspense into the fabric of true history. This audiobook is on one CD, encoded in MP3 format and will only play on computers and CD players that have the ability to play this unique format.