And thatâ€™s my one small gripe about this book: We get to know that swamp pretty damn well. The Danes overrun Wessex and King Alfred has to hide in a swamp. Â€œThe Pale Horsemanâ€, book two in Bernard Cornwellâ€™s â€œSaxon Storiesâ€, picks up right where we left Uthred in â€œThe Last Kingdomâ€. The Pale Horseman is a gripping, monumental adventure that gives breathtaking life to one of the most important epochs in English historyâ?yet another masterwork from New York Times bestselling author Bernard Co … ( more) But blood is his destiny, and when the overwhelming Viking horde attacks out of a wintry darkness, Uhtred must put aside all hatred and distrust and stand beside his embattled country's staunch defenderâ?the fugitive King Alfred.

Uhtred, a dispossessed young nobleman, is tied to the imperiled land by birth and marriage but was raised by the Danish invadersâ?and he questions where his allegiance must lie.

A thorn in the side of the priests and nobles who shape his fate, this Saxon raised by Vikings is torn between the life he loves and those he has sworn to serve.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)â?the basis for The Last Kingdom, the hit television series.Īs the last unvanquished piece of England, Wessex is eyed hungrily by the fearsome Viking conquerors. Uhtred of Bebbanburg’s mind is as sharp as his sword. Now Uhtred must fight a battle which will shape history – and confront the Viking with the banner of the white horse … Still, when pious King Alfred flees to a watery refuge, it is the pagan warrior he relies on. But when he is accused of massacring Christians, he finds lies can be as deadly as steel. Skeptical of a treaty between the Vikings and Wessex, Uhtred takes his talent for mayhem to Cornwall, gaining treasure and a mysterious woman on the way. When peace is torn apart by bloody Danish steel, Uhtred must fight to save a king who distrusts him. A hero will be forged from this broken land.Īs seen on Netflix and BBC around the world. The second book in the epic and bestselling series that has gripped millions. *A brand new companion to the Last Kingdom series, Uhtred’s Feast, is available to pre-order now*

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