One man, seven kings, and a bloody war for the throne of England. Dunstan is a portrait of an era, an account of the struggle for the unification of the kingdom through the eyes of an abbot—and murderer—masterfully written by Conn Iggulden, author of the Emperor series.
The year is 937. England is a divided kingdom, ruled by several minor kings and Viking lords. All seek to conquer more lands and power. Æthelstan, king of Wessex and grandson of Alfred the Great, prepares to attack the north.
As England's aspiring high kings line up to claim the throne, one man stands in their way.
Dunstan, an orphan boy raised by monks at Glastonbury Abbey, learned that real power comes not from God, but from discovering one's true place in the world. Fearless in the pursuit of his own interests, his ambition will take him from the courts of princes to the battlefields, from exile to redemption.
For if a person is neither born a king nor made a king, he can still anoint a king.
Under Dunstan's influence, England has the possibility of unifying once and for all or being thrown into complete anarchy.
Written by Conn Iggulden, one of the greatest authors of historical romance, Dunstan chronicles the events of England after the end of Uhtred's adventures in Bernard Cornwell's The Saxon Chronicles . Above all, it is an intimate portrait of a priest and a murderer, a liar and a visionary, a traitor and a kingmaker—the man who changed the destiny of England.
"Iggulden has created an intriguing and complex saint—flawed, vengeful, and unreliable as the narrator of his own story. Through his eyes, we observe the story of England's creation." - The Times
“Dunstan is a vivid and compelling character.” - BBC History Magazine
“A breath of life in dark and dramatic times.” - Star
