The Pale Horseman - Alfred Series 2

Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext A splendid story of divided loyalties and desperate heroism, with a wonderful range of characters from Vikings to British kings in their Cornish fortresses, from political but passionate priests to enduring fishermen and farmers desperately striving to survive as the battle sweeps over them. The raging wars between the Vikings and Saxons are a winning combination for Cornwell, and the struggle to unite Britain in the face of a common enemy will delight all his fans. Zusammenfassung The second book in Bernard Cornwell's epic and bestselling series on the making of England and the fate of his great hero, Uhtred of Bebbanburg. BBC2's major Autumn 2015 TV show THE LAST KINGDOM is based on the first two books in the series.

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Praise for The Pale Horseman:
'Bernard Cornwell is a literary miracle. Year after year, hail, rain, snow, war and political upheavals fail to prevent him from producing the most entertaining and readable historical novels of his generation.' Daily Mail
'Cornwell's narration is quite masterly and supremely well-researched.' Observer
'It is stirring stuff, and few writers are better qualified than Cornwell to do justice to the excitement of the times...Ninth-century Britain and a master of storytelling - it is a marriage made in heaven.' Sunday Telegraph
'Cornwell's mastery of historical sources and his aptitude for battle scenes is well established...the language, and particularly the dialogue, is raw and unarchaic, rich in insults and Anglo-Saxon expletives.' Times Literary Supplement

Product details

• Authors: Bernard Cornwell
• Publisher: Harper Collins Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 08.07.2007
• EAN: 9780007149933
• ISBN: 978-0-00-714993-3
• No. of pages: 416
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 197 mm x 29 mm
• Series: Uhtred-Saga; The Saxon Stories; Uhtred-Serie; Uhtred; The Last Kingdom Series; Uhtred; The Last Kingdom; The Saxon Stories; Uhtred / The Saxon Stories / The Last Kingdom; Uhtred / The Saxon Stories / The Last Kingdom Series
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Cornwall, Adventure, FICTION / War & Military, FICTION / Historical / General, Historical fiction, FICTION / Action & Adventure, FICTION / Cultural Heritage, FICTION / Thrillers / Historical, South West England, c 1000 CE to c 1500, Adventure fiction, C 500 CE To C 1000 CE