Description
Bernard Cornwell’s epic story of the making of England continues in this eleventh installment in the Saxon Tales series — the basis of the hit Netflix television series The Last Kingdom.
Of all his protagonists, however, none is as beloved as Uhtred of Bebbanburg.
And while Uhtred might have regained his family’s fortress, it seems that a peaceful life is not to be — he is under threat from both an old enemy and a new foe. The old enemy comes from Wessex, where a dynastic struggle will determine who will be the next king. The new foe is Sköll, a Norseman whose ambition is to be King of Northumbria; he leads a frightening army of wolf-warriors, men who fight half-crazed in the belief that they are indeed wolves. Uhtred, believing he is cursed, must fend off one enemy while he tries to destroy the other. In this new chapter of the Saxon Tales series — a rousing adventure of courage, treachery, duty, devotion, majesty, love and battle, as seen through the eyes of a warrior straddling two worlds — Uhtred returns to fight once again for the destiny of England.
His blood is Saxon His heart is Viking His battleground is England
Endorsements
"like Game of Thrones, but real" — The Observer
"Perhaps the greatest writer of historical adventure novels today" — Washington Post