The Last Kingdom Series 6 Books Collection Set (Book 1-6)
The Last Kingdom
ENGLAND IS BORN. BBC2s major Autumn 2015 TV series THE LAST KINGDOM is based on Bernard Cornwells bestselling novels on the making of England and the fate of his great hero; Uhtred of Bebbanburg. The Last Kingdom is the first book in the series. BORN SAXON. RAISED VIKING. IS UHTRED THE HERO THE LAST KINGDOM NEEDS? In a land torn apart by conflict; an orphan boy has come of age. Raised by the Vikings; deadly enemies of his own Saxon people; Uhtred is a fierce and skilled warrior who kneels to no-one. Alfred Saxon; king; man of god ' fights to hold the throne of the only land still resisting the pagan northerners. Uhtred and Alfreds fates are tangled; saoked in blood and blackened b the flames of war. Together they will change history
The Pale of Horseman
The second book in Bernard Cornwells epic and bestselling series on the making of England and the fate of his great hero; Uhtred of Bebbanburg. BBC2s major Autumn 2015 TV show THE LAST KINGDOM is based on the first two books in the series. When peace is torn apart by bloody Danish steel; Uhtred must fight to save a king who distrusts him. Skeptical of a treaty between the Vikings and Wessex; Uhtred takes his talent for mayhem to Cornwall; gaining treasure and a mysterious woman on the way. But when he is accused of massacring Christians; he finds lies can be as deadly as steel. Still; when pious King Alfred flees to a watery refuge; it is the pagan warrior he relies on. Now Uhtred must fight a battle which will shape history ' and confront the Viking with the banner of the white horse Uhtred of Bebbanburgs mind is as sharp as his sword. A thorn in the side of the priests and nobles who shape his fate; this Saxon raised by Vikings is torn between the life he loves and those he has sworn to serve.
The Lord of The North
The third novel in Bernard Cornwells epic and bestselling series on the making of England and the fate of his great hero; Uhtred of Bebbanburg. BBC2s major Autumn 2015 TV show THE LAST KINGDOM is based on the first two books in the series. Uhtred wants revenge. He wants the land and castle that is his. He wants his treacherous uncle to pay for taking them. Heading north with his lover; former nun Hild; he finds chaos as the Vikings battle among themselves to consolidate their hold on the region. At the heart of it are men from Uhtreds past ' Sven the One-Eyed and Kjartan the Cruel; men of vicious reputation. Still; he has matched such men before.Then Uhtred suffers a betrayal to rival the treachery that deprived him of his birthright. It will leave him trapped with no hope of escape Uhtred of Bebbanburgs mind is as sharp as his sword. A thorn in the side of the priests and nobles who shape his fate; this Saxon raised by Vikings is torn between the life he loves and the cause he has sworn to serve.
Sword Song
The fourth in the bestselling Alfred series from number one historical novelist; Bernard Cornwell. The year is 885; and England is at peace; divided between the Danish kingdom to the north and Alfred's kingdom of Wessex in the south. But trouble stirs; a dead man has risen and new Vikings have arrived to occupy London. It is a dangerous time; and it falls to Uhtred; half Saxon; half Dane; a man feared and respected the length and breadth of Britain; to expel the Viking raiders and take control of London for Alfred. His uncertain loyalties must now decide England's future. A gripping tale of love; rivalry and violence; Sword Song tells the story of England's making
The Burning Land
The fifth novel in Bernard Cornwells epic and bestselling series on the making of England and the fate of his great hero; Uhtred of Bebbanburg. BBC2s major Autumn 2015 TV show THE LAST KINGDOM is based on the first two books in the series. To King Alfred he is the lord of battles. He has gained riches; loyal men and a beloved wife. But Uhtred is dogged by betrayal and tragedy. The ailing Alfred presses Uhtred to swear loyalty to his son and heir Edward; preventing the warrior lord from taking vengeance on those who stole his home at Bebbanburg. Now Uthred will once again defend the Christian kingdom ' in a battle which could smash the growing power of the deadly Danes. In so doing he meets a woman more dangerous than any warlord. A killer; a schemer with a dark power over mens hearts: Skade. Uhtred of Bebbanburgs mind is as sharp as his sword. A thorn in the side of the priests and nobles who shape his fate; this Saxon raised by Vikings is torn between the life he loves and those he has sworn to serve.
Death of Kings
Alfred, the great king, is said to be dying. Rivals for his succession are poised to tear the kingdom apart. The country Alfred has worked thirty years to build is about to disintegrate.
Uhtred, the King’s warrior, Viking born but Saxon bred, wants more than anything else to go and fight to reclaim his stolen Northumbrian inheritance. But he knows that if he deserts the King’s cause, Alfred’s dream – and indeed the very future of the English nation – will very likely vanish.
Death of Kings is an outstanding novel by a master storyteller of how England was made – and very nearly lost.
