'Blood, divided loyalties and thundering battles' THE TIMES 'Strong narrative, vigourous action and striking characterisation, Cornwell remains king of the territory he has staked out as his own' SUNDAY TIMES 'A tense, powerful and compulsive story' THE TIMES Such a man is Uhtred,and this may be his finest hour. But a man with a warrior's courage may be able to find it. 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. Despite the gathering threat, both Edward and Aethelflaed are reluctant to move out of the safety of their fortifications. Northmen allied to the Irish, led by the fierce warrior Ragnall Ivarson, are soon joined by the Northumbrians, and their strength could prove overwhelming. Uhtred of Bebbanburg, the kingdoms' greatest warrior, controls northern Mercia from the strongly fortified city of Chester. ![]() ![]() But all around the restless Northmen, eyeing the rich lands and wealthy churches, are mounting raids. A fragile peace is about to be broken.King Alfred's son Edward and formidable daughter, Aethelflaed, rule Wessex, Mercia and East Anglia. BBC2's major Autumn 2015 TV show THE LAST KINGDOM is based on the first two books in the series. 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.
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