The King's Sword

Peter Burke's sequel to The Promise sees Jethro Battson plunged into a quest for the royal sword of an ancient civilisation - the Anassi people. Seemingly living as a down-and-out, troubled by distressing family issues, Jethro unwittingly involves Sarah Deane, a mature history student living on a barge near Waltham Abbey, in a search to trace the sword of his ancestors and the secret of the promise. As interwoven events switch between three time periods, the mysterious vision of a young man with magical healing powers appears throughout. But who is he, and why is the Battson family 'protected' by an ancient promise made back in the Bronze Age?