Book description
The latest in the bestselling Alfred series from number one historical
novelist, Bernard Cornwell.
In the last years of the ninth century, King Alfred of Wessex is in
failing health, and his heir is an untested youth. The Danes, who have
failed so many times to conquer Wessex, smell opportunity…
First comes Harald Bloodhair, a savage warrior leading a Viking horde,
who is encouraged to cruelty by his woman, Skade. But Alfred still has
the services of Uhtred, his unwilling warlord, who leads Harald into a
trap and, at Farnham in Surrey, inflicts one of the greatest defeats the
Vikings were ever to suffer.
This novel, the fifth in the magnificent series of England's history
tells of the final assaults on Alfred's Wessex, that Wessex survived to
become England is because men like Uhtred defeated an enemy feared
throughout Christendom. Praise for The Burning Land:
'Cornwell draws a fascinating picture of England as it might have been
before anything like England existed'
The Times
Praise for AZINCOURT:
'This is a magnificent and gory work' Daily Mail
'The historical blockbuster of the year' Evening Standard
'If Bernard Cornwell was born to write one book, this is it. No other
historical novelist has acquired such a mastery of the minutiae of
warfare in centuries past.' Daily Telegraph
'A runaway success' Observer
Praise for Bernard Cornwell:
'The characterisation, as ever, is excellent…And one can only admire
the little touches that bring the period to life. He can also claim to
be a true poet of both the horror and the glory of war.' Sunday Telegraph
This is typical Cornwell, meticulously researched, massive in scope,
brilliant in execution'. News of the World
'He's called a master story-teller. Really he's cleverer than that.'
Telegraph Bernard Cornwell was born in London, raised in Essex, and
now lives mainly in the USA with his wife. In addition to the hugely
successful Sharpe novels, Bernard Cornwell is the author of the Starbuck
Chronicles, the Warlord trilogy, the Grail Quest series and the Alfred
series.
