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The ninth installment of Bernard Cornwell’s 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 BBC America television series.
A fragile peace reigns in Wessex, Mercia and East Anglia. King Alfred’s son Edward and formidable daughter, Aethelflaed, rule the kingdoms. But all around the restless Northmen, eyeing the rich lands and wealthy churches, are mounting raids.
Uhtred of Bebbanburg, the kingdoms’ greatest warrior, controls northern Mercia from the strongly fortified city of Chester. But forces are gathering against him. Northmen allied to the Irish, led by the fierce warrior Ragnall Ivarson, are soon joined by the Northumbrians, and their strength could prove overwhelming. Despite the gathering threat, both Edward and Aethelflaed are reluctant to move out of the safety of their fortifications. But with Uhtred’s own daughter married to Ivarson’s brother, who can be trusted?
In the struggle between family and loyalty, between personal ambition and political commitment, there will be no easy path. But a man with a warrior’s courage may be able to find it. Such a man is Uhtred, and this may be his finest hour.
- Sales Rank: #93376 in Books
- Published on: 2016-01-19
- Released on: 2016-01-19
- Format: Deckle Edge
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.00" h x 1.05" w x 6.00" l, .0 pounds
- Binding: Hardcover
- 320 pages
Review
“Bernard Cornwell does the best battle scenes of any writer I’ve ever read, past or present.” (George R.R. Martin)
“Gripping, exciting, and engaging. It is another great read from the masterful author. . . . A Cornwell novel is always full of suspense, and this one is no different. Time after time the suspense is intense. It will have you on the edge of your seat.” (New York Journal of Books)
“For those who are looking for something akin to ‘Game of Thrones’ on HBO or in George R.R. Martin’s novels on which it is based, you can’t go wrong with Cornwell’s tales of Saxons in the years before Britain became England.” (Oklahoman)
“’Warriors’ may be the best in the ‘Saxon Tales’ series yet…. Cornwell’s informative stories are told with appealing imagination to reveal the complicated, lengthy history of England’s formation.” (San Antonio Express)
“Moves from one spectacular battle to the next…. The tangled politics and social mores of the day are intricately interwoven into the plot, placing the frenzied action firmly into historical context.” (Booklist)
“Cornwell again offers an exciting and tricky retelling of history from the standpoint of a colorful warrior lord. Historical fiction fans, especially of this period, as well as viewers of BBC America’s The Last Kingdom (based on this series) will want to read the entire set.” (Library Journal)
“As usual, Cornwell’s research gives the book veracity, and his rendering of the tale from Uthred’s point of view allows immersion into the complex story of how disparate kingdoms became England. Cornwell’s latest is often bloody, sometimes ribald, but always smartly done.” (Kirkus)
“A violent, absorbing historical saga, deeply researched and thoroughly imagined.” (Washington Post on The Pagan Lord)
“Gripping….One of his great gifts is his fertile tactical imagination. No two battles are the same….Mr. Cornwell’s ‘Saxon Stories’ subvert myths of national origin as few would dare. They are ‘unofficial histories’—and all the more realistic for that.” (Wall Street Journal on Death of Kings)
From the Back Cover
A fragile peace reigns in Wessex, Mercia, and East Anglia.
King Alfred’s son, Edward, and formidable daughter, Æthelflaed, rule the kingdoms. But all around, the restless Northmen are mounting raids.
Uhtred of Bebbanburg, the kingdoms’ greatest warrior, controls northern Mercia, but forces are gathering against him. Northmen allied to the Irish, led by the fierce warrior Ragnall Ivarson, are soon joined by the Northumbrians, and their strength could prove overwhelming. And with Uhtred’s own daughter married to Ivarson’s brother, who can be trusted?
In the struggle between family and loyalty, between personal ambition and political commitment, there will be no easy path. But a man with a warrior’s courage may be able to find it. Such a man is Uhtred, and this may be his finest hour.
About the Author
BERNARD CORNWELL is the author of the acclaimed New York Times bestselling Saxon Tales series, which includes The Last Kingdom, The Pale Horseman, Lords of the North, Sword Song, The Burning Land, Death of Kings, The Pagan Lord, and, most recently, The Empty Throne, and which serves as the basis for the hit television series The Last Kingdom. He lives with his wife on Cape Cod and in Charleston, South Carolina.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful.
Gripping Historical Fiction: The England to be
By H Sloan
This historical fiction is naturally pretty bloody as it covers the period in the future 'Engaland' coveted by many, but mainly Anglo Christians and the Odin & Thor-worshiping Danish (engaged in Viking seizures and occupations of future UK areas of land). The period was about 880-920 AD. Forces were typically sail and oar viking style ships of legend, with strength assessed by numbers of ships and their crews. The battles were often one 'shield wall' slamming into another, both sides typically equipped with sturdy shields, short and long swords, axes, archers, and whatever you might imagine. Mayhem. Limbs and skulls ripped asunder. Blood everywhere. Often three to six thousand men clashing. But likely much the way it went then. Gripping. Puckers one up.
But more important than the likely quite accurate depiction from old sources about the weapons, land, peoples, battles, gore and guts over the years is the relationships and characters - Kings, princes, warriors, monks, priests, bishops, women loved and often lost. Cornwell's story is as though he was there and saw all this, told through the eyes and brain of a vicious warrior and heroic protagonist. An angry and conflicted figure figure who had his castles and lands stolen by an uncle early in life and was always torn by whether to devote his everything to recovering his inherited kingdom in what would become far SE Scotland or battling time and time again to aid the Anglo King and others in driving the Danish (Vikings) back to Denmark so what we know today as England could be unified and consolidated; in essence be 'created.' The series - front to back - is bold, graphic, exciting, believable and follows what we know about the period from many chronicles. It captures one in the first of this series and holds you until the last word, and you will wish there was more.
83 of 90 people found the following review helpful.
Clearing the way...
By JPS
First posted on Amazon.co.uk two minutes ago...
This is the ninth book on Uthred, the pagan warlord fighting for King Alfred in the first episodes, for his heir King Edward (generally known – or rather little known - as Edward the Elder) and, since the last few episodes, for Æthelflæd, Lady of the Mercians, respectively the daughter and sister of the two kings. Despite this, and despite Uthred getting a bit “long on the tooth”, Bernard Cornwell still weaves his usual magic, and his usual tricks. The result is yet another superb read, with all of the usual ingredients including quite a few liberties with the historical record in general, and the chronology in particular, with which he manages to get away with.
The menace is, this time, a Norse warlord - Ragnall Ivarson – who, together with his brother Sitric, has been expelled from Dublin by the Irish. As those who have read the previous volume might remember, Sitric has become Uthred’s son-in-law after having been his enemy. However, the other brother and his army land near and threaten Chester, and Mercia more generally, which is defended by the Lady of the Mercians, busy building Burroughs across the land to secure it, and Uthred, her (semi-independent) warlord.
I will (barely) refrain from spoiling the story by summarising it, although it is an exciting one, and one which is skilfully told. Both Ragnall and Sitric are historical characters and they did manage to carve themselves another kingdom after having – temporarily - lost their Dublin heritage. This, however, was not achieved with Uthred’s involvement since he is a largely fictitious character and the brothers seem to have very much worked together. It is also quite true that Edward the Elder did not attempt to conquer Northumbria during his long reign (AD 899 to AD 924) simply because he already had his hands full in subduing East Anglia and the Five Burroughs. It is also very likely that his sister (the Lady of the Mercians) did not enough forces to attempt this conquest on her own. She probably had barely enough to defend her territory and nibble at Northern Mercia, still held by Norse and Dane settlers, little by little, and consolidate her piece mail acquisitions by building fortified settlements. All of this is well shown in the book.
Then you have the second usual ingredient: the campaigns, battles and fights. These are what you would expect if you have read any of the previous titles in the Series: quite superb! One of them was even more impressive than the others. It is a rather wild cavalry charge that will provide one explanation for the book’s title. Also interesting and well described are the fluctuating allegiances that Viking warriors could have towards their warlords. Those that did not win consistently and were deemed to have lost the favour of the Gods were liable to suffer large-scale desertions, something that existed throughout the Viking Age and was also quite typical in pagan Germanic armies. Yet another well described set of features are the tricks and ruses employed by both sides while campaigning, with the crafty Ragnall being largely a match for Uthred. Again, the author can be commended for his descriptions of so-called “Dark Age” warfare which are simply excellent and, this time, the story moves forward, with Uthred’s way home to Bebbanburg being (almost) cleared out by the end of the book.
Finally, you have the third ingredient: the characterisation. Once again, Uthred takes centre stage, with Bernard Cornwell succeeding in making the ruthless, successful but ageing warlord into a rather sympathetic character. This is achieved by showing him as a human being, with his longing to return to his ancestral home, but also with his doubts and his fears, carefully hidden behind his blustering and his calculated violence and cruelty. He is yet again surrounded by the “usual” cast. There is Æthelflæd herself, intelligent, headstrong, draped in her dignity and pious behaviour to the extent that she is starting to look at bit like her father as she ages, but also somewhat annoyed when Uthred is subject to other females’ attention. There is also the dashing Athelstan (the future King) and a young warrior who is once again being “toughened up” by Uthred. There is also Uthred’s fast, old and steadfast Irish companion, Finan, about whose origins the reader will learn in this book. There are also the flamboyant Viking warlord Sitric (Siggtryggr) and his headstrong wife Stiorra, Uthred’s daughter and so much like both her father and mother in a number of ways. Then you get, in addition to Ragnall, the evil and half-mad sorceress Birda, and a couple of original characters, a really saintly but witty priest, who sides with Uthred and does not want to become a bishop, and his strange and rather original wife.
Ultimately, there is the first person narrative, with the story told by Uthred himself in a mixture of arrogance, blustering, self-deprecation and honesty, and there is the author himself, who manages to weave all this together into a superb (but shorter than usual) book that you will not be able to let go once you lay your hands on it. Five stars yet again and without the slightest hesitation…
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful.
Uhtred of Bebbanburg is back!
By MartiniSword
Bernard Cornwell hits it out of the park again with pure fun and action as our hero, Uhtred of Bebbanburg, must take care of family matters first, and then settles scores with the bad guys by letting his allies finish the job in the end. Eventually, the series will have to end, but perhaps this could be a way to "fill in" the years in some of the earlier books once this series comes to its inevitable conclusion.
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