The last kingdom
β Scribed by Bernard Cornwell
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 287 KB
- Series
- The Warrior Chronicles; Saxon Stories 1
- Edition
- (US)
- Category
- Fiction
- City
- 2009.
- ISBN
- 0061760889
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β¦ Synopsis
The****second installment of Bernard Cornwell's New York Times bestselling series chronicling the epic saga of the making of England, "like Game of Thrones, but real" (The Observer, London) --the basis for The Last Kingdom, the hit television series.
As the last unvanquished piece of England, Wessex is eyed hungrily by the fearsome Viking conquerors. Uhtred, a dispossessed young nobleman, is tied to the imperiled land by birth and marriage but was raised by the Danish invaders--and he questions where his allegiance must lie. But blood is his destiny, and when the overwhelming Viking horde attacks out of a wintry darkness, Uhtred must put aside all hatred and distrust and stand beside his embattled country's staunch defender--the fugitive King Alfred.
The Pale Horseman is a gripping, monumental adventure that gives breathtaking life to one of the most important epochs in English history--yet another masterwork from...
β¦ Subjects
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