The seventh installment of Bernard Cornwell's bestselling series
chronicling the epic saga of the making of England, "like Game of
Thrones, but real" (The Observer, London)--the basis for The Last
Kingdom, the hit BBC America television series.
At the onset of the tenth century, England is in turmoil. Alfred the
Great is dead and his son Edward reigns as king. Wessex survives but
peace cannot hold: the Danes in the north, led by Viking Cnut Longsword,
stand ready to invade and will never rest until the emerald crown is
theirs.
Uhtred, once Alfred's great warrior but now out of favor with the new
king, must lead a band of outcasts north to recapture his old family
home, the impregnable Northumbrian fortress Bebbanburg.
Loyalties will be divided and men will fall as each Saxon kingdom is
drawn into the bloodiest battle yet with the Danes--a war that will
decide the fate of every king, and the entire English nation.
With The Pagan Lord, New York Times bestselling author Bernard
Cornwell--"the most prolific and successful historical novelist in the
world today" (Wall Street Journal)--continues his magnificent epic of
the making of England during the Middle Ages, vividly bringing to life
the uneasy alliances, violent combat, and deadly intrigue that gave
birth to the British nation.
