Four epic novels. One warrior torn between an oath to a dying Saxon king and the fierce Viking world that raised him.
A collection of the fifth through eighth installments 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 television series.
Cornwell sweeps the oath-sworn Uhtred of Bebbanburg into fierce shield-wall clashes at Fearnhamme and Beamfleot. The narrative follows the dying King Alfred through the crisis at Wintanceaster as rival claimants vie for the crown.
These volumes track bloodfeuds across Mercia to Teotanheale, carrying embattled war-bands from Ceaster to Bebbanburg. Mercian councils confront divided loyalties, pitting Saxon thegns against invading hosts.
This ebook collection includes The Burning Land, Death of Kings, The Pagan Lord, and The Empty Throne.
- Action Adventure: A daring amphibious raid into treacherous Frisian shoals pits Uhtred and his storm-beaten crew against the pirate warlord Skirnir on the shifting sands of Zegge.
- War Books: Besieged among the marshes of the River Colaun, wounded Danish warriors fortify the thorn palisades of Torneie as Saxon armies press them toward starvation.
- Race Against Time: Mercian war-bands scour the desecrated graves of the burned monastery at Bearddan Igge, racing to unearth the sacred bones of Saint Oswald to rally a divided realm.
- Morally Grey Hero: Unapologetically pagan and fiercely independent, Uhtred flouts Christian bishops, navigating ruthless bloodfeuds and turning swarms of live bees into siege weapons to breach fortified walls.
- Also by This Author: The Flame Bearer, Last Kingdom and Warriors of the Storm.