The brand new novel in Bernard Cornwell's number one bestselling series on the making of England and the fate of his great hero, Uhtred of Bebbanburg. BBC2's major TV show THE LAST KINGDOM is based on the first two books in the series. Britain is at an uneasy peace. After their bloody defeat of Dani
The Flame Bearer
β Scribed by Bernard Cornwell
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Year
- 2016
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 209 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 0062250825
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
The next installment of Bernard Cornwell's bestselling series chronicling the epic saga of the making of England, "like Game of Thrones, but real" (Observer, London)--the basis for The Last Kingdom, the hit television series coming to Netflix in Fall 2016.
From the day it was stolen from me I had dreamed of recapturing Bebbanburg. The great fort was built on a rock that was almost an island, it was massive, it could only be approached on land by a single narrow track--and it was mine.
Britain is in a state of uneasy peace. Northumbria's Viking ruler, Sigtryggr, and Mercia's Saxon Queen Aethelflaed have agreed a truce. And so England's greatest warrior, Uhtred of Bebbanburg, at last has the chance to take back the home his traitorous uncle stole from him so many years ago--and which his scheming cousin still occupies.
But fate is inexorable and the enemies Uhtred has made and the oaths he has sworn...
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