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An oath of loyalty.Two warring kings.A destiny he didn't choose...
England is in turmoil as Vikings and Saxons battle for territory. Rumours build about the fatal sickness of the King,and the country awaits an heir.
A violent clash at sea forces the warrior lord Uhtred to lead his men from his Northumbrian fortress to London and plunge into the eye of the storm. For two kings claim the empty throne,and a new kingdom cannot be born without bloodshed.
Uhtred's sword will leave one king dead and the other victorious. But sometimes it is hard to know the will of the gods...
'Nobody in the world does this better than Cornwell'LEE CHILD
Publisher: HarperCollins PublishersISBN: 9780008183929Number of pages: 400Weight: 350 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 30 mm
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Praise for Sword of Kings:
'Cornwell's skill (is) in ageing his warrior-hero,who now creaks as he fights and is haunted by those he has loved and lost'The Times
'The master still adding to his wonderful Saxon Chronicles'Sunday Times Magazine
'Legendary...excellent storytelling,as ever'Sunday Sport
Praise for Bernard Cornwell:
'Strong narrative,vigourous action and striking characterisation,Cornwell remains king of the territory he has staked out as his own'SUNDAY TIMES
'Like Game of Thrones,but real'OBSERVER
'Blood,divided loyalties and thundering battles'THE TIMES
'A violent,absorbing historical saga,deeply researched and thoroughly imagined'WASHINGTON POST
'The best battle scenes of any writer I've ever read,past or present. Cornwell really makes history come alive'George R.R. Martin
'Cornwell draws a fascinating picture of England as it might have been before anything like England existed'THE TIMES
'He's called a master storyteller. Really he's cleverer than that'TELEGRAPH
'A reminder of just how good a writer he is'SUNDAY TIMES
'Nobody in the world does this better than Cornwell'Lee Child
Bernard Cornwell
From the strife and division of the Dark Ages to the blood and bravery of the Napoleonic Wars,Bernard Cornwell's has been bringing history to life since the early Eighties when he created the unlikely hero renegade-turned-officer Richard Sharpe. Whether turning his hand to the hunt for the Grail quest,Arthurian legend or feuding Saxons in hisLast Kingdomseries,his novels are consistently popular,making him one of Britain's best-loved and bestselling novelists.
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