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Saxon stories (Bernard Cornwell)

Author:
Cornwell, Bernard
 
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Star rating for The last kingdom
Series Volume:
1.
Average Rating:
4.2 stars
Description:

The first 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 Netflix series.

This is the exciting—yet little known—story of the making of England in the 9th and 10th centuries, the years in which King Alfred the Great, his son and grandson defeated

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Star rating for The pale horseman
Series Volume:
2.
Average Rating:
4.5 stars
Description:

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

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Star rating for Lords of the North
Series Volume:
3.
Average Rating:
3.5 stars
Description:

The third 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.

The year is 878. Uhtred, the dispossessed son of a Northumbrian

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Star rating for Sword song
Series Volume:
4.
Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:
Uhtred has been made Governor of London while Alfred, building fortified towns to hold Wessex, pushes into Mercia.
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Star rating for The burning land
Series Volume:
5.
Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:

The fifth installment of Bernard Cornwell's New York Times bestselling Saxon Tales 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.

At the end of the ninth century, with King Alfred of Wessex in ill health and his heir still an untested youth, it falls to Alfred's reluctant warlord Uhtred

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Star rating for Death of kings
Series Volume:
6.
Average Rating:
4.5 stars
Description:
The story of Saxon claimants to the throne during the forming of England at the end of the ninth century continues as Alfred the Great lies dying and the fate of the Angles, Saxons, and Vikings hangs in the balance.
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Star rating for The pagan lord
Series Volume:
7.
Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:
"New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell returns to his epic Saxon Tales saga with The Pagan Lord, a dramatic story of divided loyalties, bloody battles, and the struggle to unite Britain. At the onset of the tenth century, England is in turmoil. Alfred the Great is dead and Edward his son reigns as king. Wessex survives but peace cannot hold: the Danes in the north, led by Viking Cnut Longsword, stand ready to invade and will never rest...
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Star rating for The empty throne
Series Volume:
8.
Average Rating:
4.8 stars
Description:
"Britain, early tenth century AD: a time of change. There are new raids by the Vikings from Ireland, and turmoil among the Saxons over the leadership of Mercia. A younger generation is taking over. Æthelred, the ruler of Mercia, is dying, leaving no legitimate heir. The West Saxons want their king, but Uhtred has long supported Æthelflaed, sister to King Edward of Wessex and widow of Æthelred. Widely loved and respected, Æthelflaed has all the...
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Star rating for Warriors of the storm
Series Volume:
9.
Average Rating:
4.8 stars
Description:

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 television series coming to Netflix in Fall 2016.

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,

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Series Volume:
10.
Average Rating:
4.6 stars
Description:

The tenth 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.

Britain is in a state of uneasy peace. Northumbria's Viking ruler, Sigtryggr, and Mercia's Saxon Queen Aethelflaed have agreed a truce. And so England's greatest

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Series Volume:
11.
Average Rating:
4.8 stars
Description:

Bernard Cornwell's epic story of the making of England continues in this eleventh installment in the bestselling Saxon Tales series—"like Game of Thrones, but real" (The Observer)—the basis of the hit Netflix television series The Last Kingdom.

His blood is Saxon
His heart is Viking
His battleground is England

"Perhaps the greatest writer of historical adventure novels today" (Washington Post), Bernard

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Star rating for Sword of kings
Series Volume:
12.
Average Rating:
4.6 stars
Description:

The twelfth installment of Bernard Cornwell's New York Times bestselling series chronicling the epic saga of the making of England—"superior entertainment that is both engaging and enlightening" (Washington Post), and the basis for The Last Kingdom, the hit Netflix series.

It is a time of political turmoil once more as the fading King Edward begins to lose control over his successors and their supporters. There are

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Star rating for War lord
Series Volume:
13.
Average Rating:
4.7 stars
Description:
"England is under attack. Chaos reigns. Northumbria, the last kingdom, is threatened by armies from all sides, by land and sea -- and only one man stands in their way. Torn between loyalty and sworn oaths, the warrior king Lord Uhtred of Bebbanburg faces his greatest ever battle -- and prepares for his ultimate fate..."--
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In this exciting companion book to the epic The Last Kingdom series, three exclusive short stories introduce the iconic Uhtred of Babbanburgm the Saxon-born, Norse-raised warrior and rebel, immersing readers in Anglo-Saxon life in all its splendor, danger and beauty.