The thrilling conclusion to the Defender of the Realmtrilogy!After the Defender's losing battle against the Black Dragon, theUnited Kingdom finds itself under the cruel control of "Lord Protector"Lock, the undead Viking invaders and the monstrous berserkersunleashed by the Raven Banner.King Alfie must raise an army and take back his country- or is that exactly what Lock's evil master wants him to do? The third and final thrilling book in the Defender of theRealm series.From the TV writing duo behind the Danger Mouse seriesand relaunch of ThunderbirdsAll the fantasy elements of Skullduggery Pleasant combinedwith a "real world" royal story