5/19/2023 0 Comments Bernard cornwell the saxon stories![]() ![]() Now he must make a momentous decision that will forever transform his life and the course of history: to take up arms-and Alfreds mantle-or lay down his sword and let his lieges dream of a unified kingdom die along with him. ![]() ![]() Torn between his vows to Alfred and the desire to reclaim his long-lost ancestral lands in the north, Uhtred, Saxon-born and Viking-raised, remains the kings warrior but has sworn no oath to the crown prince. Though his son, Edward, has been named his successor, there are other Saxon claimants to the throne-as well as ambitious pagan Vikings to the north. As the ninth century wanes, Alfred the Great lies dying, his lifelong goal of a unified England in peril, his kingdom on the brink of chaos. Book Synopsis The sixth installment of Bernard Cornwells 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. ![]() This latest chapter in the epic saga of England is a gripping tale of divided loyalties and mounting chaos. About the Book The fate of a young nation rests in the hands of a reluctant warrior in the thrilling sixth volume of the New York Times-bestselling Saxon Tales series. ![]()
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