<b>The Norse thought they could conquer Scotland. They were wrong.</b><br /><br />Melcorka is an ordinary young woman from the Isles. But when her homeland of Alba is attacked by the Viking horde, Melcorka abandons her life of luxury and chooses the path of a warrior.<br /><br />With a ragtag band of companions, she heads south to unite the clans and free the land from the Norsemen&#39;s scourge - and claim her destiny.