The Circle of Stone

At the end of the last book evil Loki tricked Elspeth into freeing him of his bonds. Now Edmund and Elspeth are desperately searching for his trail, but the fire and destruction they expect does not appear. Instead they find strange emblems carved along the route they take. They also find a young boy lost and wandering in the confusion as they travel further south and closer to the war between Visigoths and invading English. Taking pity on him they let him join their group, too – but it seems he may know more than he is letting on. Edmund and Elspeth can’t help feeling they are being led further and further into a trap, but if they don’t confront Loki, then who will stop him?