The fourth installment of Bernard Cornwellâs New York Times bestselling Viking series chronicling the epic saga of the making of England, âlike Game of Thrones, but realâ (The Observer, London)âthe basis for The Last Kingdom, the hit television series.
The year is 885, and England is at peace, divided between the Danish kingdom to the north and the Saxon kingdom of Wessex in the south. Warrior by instinct and Viking by nature, Uhtred, the dispossessed son of a Northumbrian lord, has land, a wife and childrenâand a duty to King Alfred to hold the frontier on the Thames. But a dead man has risen, and new Vikings have invaded the decayed Roman city of London, igniting a tense battle for the future of England with dreams of conquering Wessex... with Uhtredâs help. Suddenly forced to weigh his oath to the king against the dangerous turning tide of shifting allegiances and deadly power struggles, UhtredâAlfredâs sharpest sword in this epic warrior sagaâmust now make the choice that will determine Englandâs future.
The fourth installment of Bernard Cornwellâs New York Times bestselling Viking series chronicling the epic saga of the making of England, âlike Game of Thrones, but realâ (The Observer, London)âthe basis for The Last Kingdom, the hit television series.
The year is 885, and England is at peace, divided between the Danish kingdom to the north and the Saxon kingdom of Wessex in the south. Warrior by instinct and Viking by nature, Uhtred, the dispossessed son of a Northumbrian lord, has land, a wife and childrenâand a duty to King Alfred to hold the frontier on the Thames. But a dead man has risen, and new Vikings have invaded the decayed Roman city of London, igniting a tense battle for the future of England with dreams of conquering Wessex... with Uhtredâs help. Suddenly forced to weigh his oath to the king against the dangerous turning tide of shifting allegiances and deadly power struggles, UhtredâAlfredâs sharpest sword in this epic warrior sagaâmust now make the choice that will determine Englandâs future.