Sword Song Tie-in
New York Times Bestseller
The fourth installment in this bestselling Anglo-Saxon saga from Bernard Cornwell chronicles the epic making of England, âlike Game of Thrones, but realâ (The Observer, London)âthe basis for The Last Kingdom, the hit television show.
The year is 885, and England is at peace, divided between the Danish kingdom to the north and the Saxon kingdom of Wessex in the south. In this gripping Viking historical fiction, warrior by instinct and Viking by nature, Uhtred, the dispossessed son of a Northumbrian lord, has land, a wife and childrenâand a duty to King Alfred to hold the frontier on the Thames. But a dead man has risen, and new Viking invaders have invaded the decayed Roman city of London with dreams of conquering Wessex...with Uhtred's help.
Suddenly forced to weigh his oath to the king against the dangerous turning tide of shifting allegiances and deadly power struggles, UhtredâAlfred's sharpest swordâmust now make the choice that will determine England's future.
âVastly entertaining and slyly wise.... Followers of this excellent series have stuck with Uhtred of Bebbanburg, the dispossessed pagan nobleman in thrall to the professionally Christian Wessexian monarch, through enough battles and perils for a dozen ordinary men.... Consistently fascinating.ââKirkus Reviews (starred)
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Sword Song Tie-in
New York Times Bestseller
The fourth installment in this bestselling Anglo-Saxon saga from Bernard Cornwell chronicles the epic making of England, âlike Game of Thrones, but realâ (The Observer, London)âthe basis for The Last Kingdom, the hit television show.
The year is 885, and England is at peace, divided between the Danish kingdom to the north and the Saxon kingdom of Wessex in the south. In this gripping Viking historical fiction, warrior by instinct and Viking by nature, Uhtred, the dispossessed son of a Northumbrian lord, has land, a wife and childrenâand a duty to King Alfred to hold the frontier on the Thames. But a dead man has risen, and new Viking invaders have invaded the decayed Roman city of London with dreams of conquering Wessex...with Uhtred's help.
Suddenly forced to weigh his oath to the king against the dangerous turning tide of shifting allegiances and deadly power struggles, UhtredâAlfred's sharpest swordâmust now make the choice that will determine England's future.
âVastly entertaining and slyly wise.... Followers of this excellent series have stuck with Uhtred of Bebbanburg, the dispossessed pagan nobleman in thrall to the professionally Christian Wessexian monarch, through enough battles and perils for a dozen ordinary men.... Consistently fascinating.ââKirkus Reviews (starred)
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New York Times Bestseller
The fourth installment in this bestselling Anglo-Saxon saga from Bernard Cornwell chronicles the epic making of England, âlike Game of Thrones, but realâ (The Observer, London)âthe basis for The Last Kingdom, the hit television show.
The year is 885, and England is at peace, divided between the Danish kingdom to the north and the Saxon kingdom of Wessex in the south. In this gripping Viking historical fiction, warrior by instinct and Viking by nature, Uhtred, the dispossessed son of a Northumbrian lord, has land, a wife and childrenâand a duty to King Alfred to hold the frontier on the Thames. But a dead man has risen, and new Viking invaders have invaded the decayed Roman city of London with dreams of conquering Wessex...with Uhtred's help.
Suddenly forced to weigh his oath to the king against the dangerous turning tide of shifting allegiances and deadly power struggles, UhtredâAlfred's sharpest swordâmust now make the choice that will determine England's future.
âVastly entertaining and slyly wise.... Followers of this excellent series have stuck with Uhtred of Bebbanburg, the dispossessed pagan nobleman in thrall to the professionally Christian Wessexian monarch, through enough battles and perils for a dozen ordinary men.... Consistently fascinating.ââKirkus Reviews (starred)
