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The Burning Land

byBernard Cornwell

Who is this book for? Readers who enjoy historical fiction with strong character development and themes of loyalty and betrayal.

Topics BetrayalWarSurvival
MoodSuspenseful, Dark
RomanceMinor Subplot
ViolenceModerate
In a clash of heroes, the kingdom is born. At the end of the ninth century, with King Alfred of Wessex in ill health and his heir still an untested youth, it falls to Alfred's reluctant warlord Uhtred to outwit and outbattle the invading enemy Danes, led by the sword of savage warrior Harald Bloodhair. But the sweetness of Uhtred's victory is soured by tragedy, forcing him to break with the Saxon king. Joining the Vikings, allied with his old friend Ragnar--and his old foe Haesten--Uhtred devises a strategy to invade and conquer Wessex itself. But fate has very different plans. Bernard Cornwell's The Burning Land is an irresistible new chapter in his epic story of the birth of England and the legendary king who made it possible.

Language

en

Published on

17/11/2009

Format

paperback

ISBN

9780007219759

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