From the publisher:
It has been a decade since the Extinguishing, and Normandy remains in turmoil. Two self-proclaimed successors vie for power of the Norman Duchy. Malcolm Cairnmoor of Dundee – an impoverished knight claiming direct descent of Rollo of Rouen, and Henry Barbin – the youthful illegitimate son of Robert Curthouse. Both have staged their war for Normandy in Southern England, and neither have found an advantage as yet. In their absence, true power in Normandy is currently wielded by Countess Genevieve Dartois. Known as the Last Castellan, Countess Dartois rules day to day from her fortress in the City of Rouen and is respected by the people. A new power emerging from the East comprising of disenfranchised Franks, Germans, and Hungarians, calling themselves the Hun State, have moved across Eastern France and established notable footholds there. Amid the chaos of total war, the people of France and Southern England look to Countess Dartois to be their linchpin against the upheaval.