Bernard Cornwell was born in London and worked in television until he met his American wife and moved to the US. Denied a work permit, he wrote a novel and has been writing ever since. A master storyteller with a passion for history, his current bestselling series, THE LAST KINGDOM, is centred around the creation of bltadwin.ru by: 2. The Last Kingdom. by Bernard Cornwell. · 84, Ratings · 4, Reviews · published · editions. This is the story of the making of England in the . Want to Read. Shelving menu. Shelve The Last Kingdom. Want to Read. Currently Reading. In Uhtred, Cornwell has created perhaps his richest and most complex protagonist, and through him, he has magnificently evoked an era steeped in dramatic pageantry and historical significance. For if King Alfred fails to defend his last kingdom, England will be overrun, and the entire course of .
Bernard Cornwell Average rating: · , ratings · 36, reviews · distinct works • Similar authors The Last Kingdom (The Saxon Stories, #1). The Last Kingdom caters to those of us whose appetite for rehashed legends was satisfied long ago. In addition to providing thrilling combat action and satisfying details of material life, military accoutrement and battle tactics, Cornwell's best historical fiction pleases us mightily in the way his renditions of the great actors and events of. The Last Kingdom, like most of Bernard Cornwell's books, is firmly based on true history. It is the first novel of a series that will tell the tale of Alfred the Great and his descendants and of the enemies they faced, Viking warriors like Ivar the Boneless and his feared brother, Ubba.
This story, which occurs some five years after the events described in Lords of the North, tells how Alfred’s forces evict the Danes from London. Wessex, Alfred’s kingdom, has survived the great Viking assaults and now, with Uhtred as a leader, the West Saxon forces begin the campaigns of conquest that will end with a new kingdom called England. The Last Kingdom. by Bernard Cornwell. · 84, Ratings · 4, Reviews · published · editions. This is the story of the making of England in the . Want to Read. Shelving menu. Shelve The Last Kingdom. Want to Read. Currently Reading. The Last Kingdom is the first out of thirteen books in The Last Kingdom series by Bernard Cornwell. The plot revolves around Uthred of Bebbanburg, an orphaned English boy who is captured by the Danes, and then he’s taught the way of the Vikings.
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