The third installment of "The Last Kingdom," based on books five and six - "The Burning Land" and "Death of Kings" - will see King Alfred consider his legacy as his dream of uniting the kingdoms of England is jeopardized by incessant Danish attacks. Alfred knows that the only man with the power to crush the uprising and secure the Wessex dynasty is the great warrior Uhtred, but when their volatile relationship reaches a breaking point, Uhtred returns to his roots and joins the Danes. The future of England now hangs in the balance.