The first book in the epic and bestselling series that has gripped millions.
A hero will be forged from this broken land.
As seen on Netflix and BBC around the world.
In a land torn apart by conflict,an orphan boy has come of age. Raised by the Vikings,deadly enemies of his own Saxon people,Uhtred is a fierce and skilled warrior who kneels to no-one.
Alfred - Saxon,king,man of god - fights to hold the throne of the only land still resisting the pagan northerners.
Uhtred and Alfred's fates are tangled,soaked in blood and blackened by the flames of war. Together they will change history.
Publisher: HarperCollins PublishersISBN: 9780007218011Number of pages: 352Weight: 250 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 22 mm
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'Cornwell is a virtuoso of historical fiction.'- The Sunday Telegraph
'Bernard Cornwell is a literary miracle. Year after year,hail,rain,snow,war and political upheavals fail to prevent him from producing the most entertaining and readable historical novels of his generation.'- The Daily Mail
'Cornwell's narration is quite masterly and supremely well-researched.'- The Observer
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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