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The new novel in Bernard Cornwell’s number one bestselling series on the making of England and the fate of his great hero, Uhtred of Bebbanburg.
BBC2’s major Autumn 2015 TV show THE LAST KINGDOM is based on the first two books in the series.
A fragile peace is about to be broken…
King Alfred’s son Edward and formidable daughter, Æthelflaed, rule Wessex, Mercia and East Anglia. But all around the restless Northmen, eyeing the rich lands and wealthy churches, are mounting raids.
Uhtred of Bebbanburg, the kingdoms’ greatest warrior, controls northern Mercia from the strongly fortified city of Chester. But forces are rising up against him. Northmen allied to the Irish, led by the fierce warrior Ragnall Ivarson, are soon joined by the Northumbrians, and their strength could prove overwhelming. Despite the gathering threat, both Edward and Æthelflaed are reluctant to move out of the safety of their fortifications. But with Uhtred’s own daughter married to Ivarson’s brother, who can be trusted?
In the struggle between family and loyalty, between personal ambition and political commitment, there will be no easy path. But a man with a warrior’s courage may be able to find it. Such a man is Uhtred,and this may be his finest hour.
- Sales Rank: #1263342 in Books
- Published on: 2015-10-08
- Released on: 2015-11-24
- Formats: Audiobook, CD, Unabridged, International Edition
- Original language: English
- Dimensions: 5.94" h x .94" w x 9.57" l, .54 pounds
- Running time: 732 minutes
- Binding: Audio CD
Review
Praise for Bernard Cornwell:
'A tense, powerful and compulsive story' THE TIMES
'Strong narrative, vigourous action and striking characterisation, Cornwell remains king of the territory he has staked out as his own' SUNDAY TIMES
'Blood, divided loyalties and thundering battles' THE TIMES
'A violent, absorbing historical saga, deeply researched and thoroughly imagined' WASHINGTON POST
‘The best battle scenes of any writer I’ve ever read, past or present. Cornwell really makes history come alive’ George R.R. Martin
‘Cornwell draws a fascinating picture of England as it might have been before anything like England existed’ THE TIMES
‘He’s called a master storyteller. Really he’s cleverer than that’ TELEGRAPH
‘A reminder of just how good a writer he is’ SUNDAY TIMES
‘Nobody in the world does this better than Cornwell’ Lee Child
This is a magnificent and gory work' Daily Mail
'The historical blockbuster of the year' EVENING STANDARD
‘A runaway success’ OBSERVER
‘A master of storytelling’ SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
This is typical Cornwell, meticulously researched, massive in scope, brilliant in execution’ NEWS OF THE WORLD
From the Back Cover
A fragile peace reigns in Wessex, Mercia, and East Anglia.
King Alfred’s son, Edward, and formidable daughter, Æthelflaed, rule the kingdoms. But all around, the restless Northmen are mounting raids.
Uhtred of Bebbanburg, the kingdoms’ greatest warrior, controls northern Mercia, but forces are gathering against him. Northmen allied to the Irish, led by the fierce warrior Ragnall Ivarson, are soon joined by the Northumbrians, and their strength could prove overwhelming. And with Uhtred’s own daughter married to Ivarson’s brother, who can be trusted?
In the struggle between family and loyalty, between personal ambition and political commitment, there will be no easy path. But a man with a warrior’s courage may be able to find it. Such a man is Uhtred, and this may be his finest hour.
About the Author
Bernard Cornwell was born in London, raised in Essex and
worked for the BBC for eleven years before meeting Judy, his
American wife. Denied an American work permit he wrote a
novel instead and has been writing ever since. He and Judy
divide their time between Cape Cod and Charleston, South
Carolina.
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79 of 86 people found the following review helpful.
Clearing the way...
By JPS
First posted on Amazon.co.uk two minutes ago...
This is the ninth book on Uthred, the pagan warlord fighting for King Alfred in the first episodes, for his heir King Edward (generally known – or rather little known - as Edward the Elder) and, since the last few episodes, for Æthelflæd, Lady of the Mercians, respectively the daughter and sister of the two kings. Despite this, and despite Uthred getting a bit “long on the tooth”, Bernard Cornwell still weaves his usual magic, and his usual tricks. The result is yet another superb read, with all of the usual ingredients including quite a few liberties with the historical record in general, and the chronology in particular, with which he manages to get away with.
The menace is, this time, a Norse warlord - Ragnall Ivarson – who, together with his brother Sitric, has been expelled from Dublin by the Irish. As those who have read the previous volume might remember, Sitric has become Uthred’s son-in-law after having been his enemy. However, the other brother and his army land near and threaten Chester, and Mercia more generally, which is defended by the Lady of the Mercians, busy building Burroughs across the land to secure it, and Uthred, her (semi-independent) warlord.
I will (barely) refrain from spoiling the story by summarising it, although it is an exciting one, and one which is skilfully told. Both Ragnall and Sitric are historical characters and they did manage to carve themselves another kingdom after having – temporarily - lost their Dublin heritage. This, however, was not achieved with Uthred’s involvement since he is a largely fictitious character and the brothers seem to have very much worked together. It is also quite true that Edward the Elder did not attempt to conquer Northumbria during his long reign (AD 899 to AD 924) simply because he already had his hands full in subduing East Anglia and the Five Burroughs. It is also very likely that his sister (the Lady of the Mercians) did not enough forces to attempt this conquest on her own. She probably had barely enough to defend her territory and nibble at Northern Mercia, still held by Norse and Dane settlers, little by little, and consolidate her piece mail acquisitions by building fortified settlements. All of this is well shown in the book.
Then you have the second usual ingredient: the campaigns, battles and fights. These are what you would expect if you have read any of the previous titles in the Series: quite superb! One of them was even more impressive than the others. It is a rather wild cavalry charge that will provide one explanation for the book’s title. Also interesting and well described are the fluctuating allegiances that Viking warriors could have towards their warlords. Those that did not win consistently and were deemed to have lost the favour of the Gods were liable to suffer large-scale desertions, something that existed throughout the Viking Age and was also quite typical in pagan Germanic armies. Yet another well described set of features are the tricks and ruses employed by both sides while campaigning, with the crafty Ragnall being largely a match for Uthred. Again, the author can be commended for his descriptions of so-called “Dark Age” warfare which are simply excellent and, this time, the story moves forward, with Uthred’s way home to Bebbanburg being (almost) cleared out by the end of the book.
Finally, you have the third ingredient: the characterisation. Once again, Uthred takes centre stage, with Bernard Cornwell succeeding in making the ruthless, successful but ageing warlord into a rather sympathetic character. This is achieved by showing him as a human being, with his longing to return to his ancestral home, but also with his doubts and his fears, carefully hidden behind his blustering and his calculated violence and cruelty. He is yet again surrounded by the “usual” cast. There is Æthelflæd herself, intelligent, headstrong, draped in her dignity and pious behaviour to the extent that she is starting to look at bit like her father as she ages, but also somewhat annoyed when Uthred is subject to other females’ attention. There is also the dashing Athelstan (the future King) and a young warrior who is once again being “toughened up” by Uthred. There is also Uthred’s fast, old and steadfast Irish companion, Finan, about whose origins the reader will learn in this book. There are also the flamboyant Viking warlord Sitric (Siggtryggr) and his headstrong wife Stiorra, Uthred’s daughter and so much like both her father and mother in a number of ways. Then you get, in addition to Ragnall, the evil and half-mad sorceress Birda, and a couple of original characters, a really saintly but witty priest, who sides with Uthred and does not want to become a bishop, and his strange and rather original wife.
Ultimately, there is the first person narrative, with the story told by Uthred himself in a mixture of arrogance, blustering, self-deprecation and honesty, and there is the author himself, who manages to weave all this together into a superb (but shorter than usual) book that you will not be able to let go once you lay your hands on it. Five stars yet again and without the slightest hesitation…
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
Gripping Historical Fiction: The England to be
By hugh sloan
This historical fiction is naturally pretty bloody as it covers the period in the future 'Engaland' coveted by many, but mainly Anglo Christians and the Odin & Thor-worshiping Danish (engaged in Viking seizures and occupations of future UK areas of land). The period was about 880-920 AD. Forces were typically sail and oar viking style ships of legend, with strength assessed by numbers of ships and their crews. The battles were often one 'shield wall' slamming into another, both sides typically equipped with sturdy shields, short and long swords, axes, archers, and whatever you might imagine. Mayhem. Limbs and skulls ripped asunder. Blood everywhere. Often three to six thousand men clashing. But likely much the way it went then. Gripping. Puckers one up.
But more important than the likely quite accurate depiction from old sources about the weapons, land, peoples, battles, gore and guts over the years is the relationships and characters - Kings, princes, warriors, monks, priests, bishops, women loved and often lost. Cornwell's story is as though he was there and saw all this, told through the eyes and brain of a vicious warrior and heroic protagonist. An angry and conflicted figure figure who had his castles and lands stolen by an uncle early in life and was always torn by whether to devote his everything to recovering his inherited kingdom in what would become far SE Scotland or battling time and time again to aid the Anglo King and others in driving the Danish (Vikings) back to Denmark so what we know today as England could be unified and consolidated; in essence be 'created.' The series - front to back - is bold, graphic, exciting, believable and follows what we know about the period from many chronicles. It captures one in the first of this series and holds you until the last word, and you will wish there was more.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
The Best So Far and that's not easy considering how good the other books have been
By Kevin
Since I don't do synopses of books (I hate the idea of spoilers) it is difficult to review Cornwell's work in this series. That's only because the writing is such high quality, the characters are so strong, the plot is complex - well developed and challenging for the reader and how many times can you say that? Well, I'll say it for every book it's true of. This book, according to Cornwell doesn't have much historical event context in it so it's just a story but it is well worth the time to read. Cornwell has become my favorite historical fiction writer because he never uses the history as a crutch and he weaves his story into the history seamlessly so that we get a good story and a glimpse of the history that goes with it. There is a lot of action in the book and the pace is fast. Expect gory details of battles but Cornwell is never obnoxious about it and only includes what sensibly moves the story along. You'll also learn about daily life, politics, ancient military strategy, weapons, tactics, sensibilities, attitudes of victors and the vanquished and the harsh reality of war in the 9th century. I usually didn't want to put the book down but unfortunately I just don't have enough time to read it all in one sitting. I thoroughly enjoy this series and have enjoyed the Sharpe series for the hours of entertainment they have provided me. I highly recommend Warriors Of The Storm. As always, I suggest you begin with book one if you haven't read the whole series and work your way up to book nine. The only disappointment you'll experience is the waiting for the next book to be published but so far I'm convinced everyone has been rewarded for the wait with a great book. Buy it. You'll like it.
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