National bestselling author Judith Tarr's House of War was hailed as a beautifully researched, masterfully written fantasy (Booklist). Now she tells the tale of a land in turmoil and an epic battle that spans worlds and ages, magical forces and earthbound armies that will be drawn together by the young William as he fights to achieve his destiny—to reign as King of England.

Because of the decision of Red William, the eldest son of William the Conqueror, to abandon the ways of magic, the land has been left to wither and die, and it is up to Edith, princess of Scotland, and Henry, the youngest son of William the Conqueror, to cleanse the land of the evil that infects it, in the sequel to Rite of Conquest. Original.