Two years after the events described in The Sword of Wayland, Oswald is living in exile in East Anglia. Queen Cynethryth's machinations have brought Offa's kingdom and the Frankish empire to the brink of war. Oswald and his friends journey to the land of monsters in search of the one man who can bring peace - Wayland's father, Wade. But Wade is nowhere to be found. The Work of Wayland is the second in the Wayland Saga trilogy.