400 pages | hardcover |

WITHIN THE KINGS GRASP
As Canute plots to become ruler of the entire Danish world, Thorfinns only ambition is to see a harvest profitable enough to buy his own life back. But the fates of prince and slave will come together once again, as Canute plans to seize Ketil Farm from its kindhearted master. What sinister tricks does the have up his sleeve, and could they dash Thorfinns hopes for freedom? Meanwhile, Einars infatuation with Arnheid takes an unexpected turn when her former husband an escaped slave barges onto the farm, insisting she run away with him

A fascinating, violent, and moving story [thats] firmly among other timeless classics Seriously, I don’t know how many different ways I can say this manga is worth reading. -Kotaku