In the series, the author occasionally drifts into technical discussions about various phenomena or tactics. I wonder if he is knowledgeable in the specific fields, or is just making things up. I guess it really doesn't matter, since this is his fictional universe, and he can choose how things should be. The book starts out with a number of different narratives that quickly intertwine. Holt and Horrace are trying to find Will and Evelyn. Evelyn gets kidnapped by another group and Will goes to find her. One of the Skandians goes out to collect taxes. Eventually they all join up and uncover a giant army set to invade Skandia. Holt contributes tactics to the Skandians and helps them to battle the invaders.
The story is action packed, though there are plenty of lucky breaks that occur in order to have things happen properly.
The different groups have parallels to historical groups. The Skandians are Scandinavian vikings. They invaders are Mongols. There were also French group.
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