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War Lord by Bernard Cornwell
*A brand new companion to the Last Kingdom series, Uhtred’s Feast, is available to pre-order now* The No.1 Sunday Times bestseller and the epic conclusion to the globally bestselling historical series. A divided kingdom An impossible choice The ultimate battle . . . After a lifetime of fighting, the great warrior Lord Uhtred is ready to hang up his sword. But as long as the kingdom remains divided, peace is fragile – and Uhtred will never be safe in his Northumbrian fortress. As kings in the north and south grow more bloodthirsty for power, history marches inexorably towards war. And Uhtred has no choice but to throw himself into the fire. In the most terrible battle Britain has ever experienced, with the kingdom’s future resting on a knife edge, Uhtred takes his stand on one side of the shield wall. Only fate will decide the outcome… ‘Nobody in the world does this better than Cornwell’ LEE CHILD War Lord is the epic conclusion to the globally bestselling Last Kingdom series.‘Cornwell superfans should look out’ BBC History Magazine
‘England’s creation story finally comes to an epic conclusion’ History Revealed
Praise for Bernard Cornwell:
'Strong narrative, vigourous action and striking characterisation, Cornwell remains king of the territory he has staked out as his own' SUNDAY TIMES
‘Like Game of Thrones, but real’ OBSERVER
'Blood, divided loyalties and thundering battles' THE TIMES
‘The best battle scenes of any writer I’ve ever read, past or presentCornwell really makes history come alive’ George R.R. Martin
‘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
‘Cornwell’s skill [is] in ageing his warrior-hero, who now creaks as he fights and is haunted by those he has loved and lost’ THE TIMES
‘The master still adding to his wonderful Saxon Chronicles’ SUNDAY TIMES MAGAZINE
‘Legendary … excellent storytelling, as ever’ SUNDAY SPORT
'A violent, absorbing historical saga, deeply researched and thoroughly imagined' WASHINGTON POST
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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| ISBN 13 | 9780008183981 |
| ISBN 10 | 0008183988 |
| Title | War Lord |
| Author | Bernard Cornwell |
| Series | The Last Kingdom Series |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding type | Paperback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Year published | 2021-05-27 |
| Number of pages | 400 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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