Sword of Kings - A Novel

The twelfth installment of Bernard Cornwell's New York Times bestselling series chronicling the epic saga of the making of England--"superior entertainment that is both engaging and enlightening" ( Washington Post ), and the basis for The Last Kingdom , the hit Netflix series. It is a time of political turmoil once more as the fading King Edward begins to lose control over his successors and their supporters. There are two potential heirs--possibly more--and doubt over whether the once separate states of Wessex and Mercia will hold together . Despite attempts at pulling him into the political fray, Uhtred of Bebbanburg cares solely about his beloved Northumbria and its continuing independence from southern control. But an oath is a strong, almost sacred commitment and such a promise had been exchanged between Uhtred and Aethelstan, his onetime companion in arms and now a potential king. Uhtred was tempted to ignore the demands of the oath and stay in his northern fastness, leaving the quarrelling Anglo-Saxons to sort out their own issues. But an attack on him by a leading supporter of one of the candidates and an unexpected appeal for help from another, drives Uhtred with a small band of warriors south, into the battle for kingship--and England's fate.

Product details

• Authors: Bernard Cornwell
• Publisher: Harper Collins Usa
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2019
• EAN: 9780062944771
• ISBN: 978-0-06-294477-1
• No. of pages: 576
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 33 mm
• Series: Saxon Tales; Saxon Tales
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Historical fiction, Historical fantasy, c 1000 CE to c 1500, Epic fantasy / heroic fantasy, c 500 to c 1000 CE, FICTION: Historical / General, FICTION: Fantasy / Epic, FICTION: Historical / Medieval, FICTION: Action & Adventure, FICTION: War & Military, FICTION: Sagas, LITERATURE: HISTORICAL, FICTION: Fantasy / Historical, FICTION: Fantasy / Dark Fantasy, Saga fiction (family / generational sagas), Adventure / action fiction, Literature / Historical