'The best battle scenes of any writer I've ever read,past or present. Cornwell really makes history come alive'- George R.R. Martin
Following on from the explosive events of The Flame Bearer,War of the Wolf is the eleventh novel in the bestselling series The Last Kingdom (also known as The Saxon Stories),now adapted for a major television series.
In the battle for power,two enemies will collide
Lord Uhtred of Bebbanburg knows that peace is far from reach. Though he has won the battle for his ancestral home,rebellion looms in Mercia and invading Norsemen appear at every turn. With the country in turmoil,Uhtred comes face-to-face with King Skoll,a violent Norseman leading an army of ulfhedinn,or wolf warriors,hellbent on seizing a kingdom - and killing any in his path.
Surrounded and outnumbered by new enemies,Uhtred must call on all his skill and courage to survive,and prevent his beloved Northumbria from falling to the Viking hoards.
Publisher: HarperCollins PublishersISBN: 9780008183868Number of pages: 352Weight: 350 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 29 mm
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'Like Game of Thrones,but real.'- The Observer
'Blood,divided loyalties and thundering battles.'- The Times
'Strong narrative,vigourous action and striking characterisation,Cornwell remains king of the territory he has staked out as his own.'- The Sunday Times
'A violent,absorbing historical saga,deeply researched and thoroughly imagined.'-The Washington Post
'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.'- The Daily Telegraph
'A reminder of just how good a writer he is.'- The 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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