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The Last Kingdom

By Bernard Cornwell

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| Hardcover | 9780060530518

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From Bernard Cornwell, the New York Times bestselling author whom the Washington Post calls "perhaps the greatest writer of historical adventure novels today," comes a saga of blood, rage, fidelity, and betrayal that brings to center stage King Alfred the Great, one of the most crucial (but oft-fContinue

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The Last Kingdom by Bernard Cornwell 400pp, HarperCollins, £17.99 Our first sight of King Alfred in Bernard Cornwell's historical novel, The Last Kingdom, is of him crouched shamefully outside a tent, moaning in pain, vomiting, and grovelling for God ... (read full critics)

guardian.co.uk published on Sat, 25 Sep 2010

Bookreporter.com - THE LAST KINGDOM by Bernard Cornwell

Name the Kings of England. Well, there's mad old George III, who lost the Revolutionary War. That's one. And Henry VII, everyone remembers him. After that, there's King James, who we recall from his version of the Bible, and the one who gave up his c ... (read full critics)

bookreporter published on Thu, 2 Sep 2010

2 Reviews

cornwell sets the story in the IX century but repeats much of what he'd written in his Arthurian trilogy: shield walls, barbaric rites, bad catholicism and a heroic warring protagonist.good, fast novel, not too original but never banal nor predictable.honestly, ... (continue)

cornwell sets the story in the IX century but repeats much of what he'd written in his Arthurian trilogy: shield walls, barbaric rites, bad catholicism and a heroic warring protagonist.good, fast novel, not too original but never banal nor predictable.honestly, i dont know if i'll go ahead with the next 2 volumes.

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crus said on Oct 26, 2009 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

Pleasant read set in the year 866 depicting the struggle between the English and the Danes, and the strife between Christianity and paganism. I particularly enjoyed the references to York (“Eoferwic”): “Eoferwic was, and still is, the chief city of northern England. It possesses a great abbey, an ar ... (continue)

Pleasant read set in the year 866 depicting the struggle between the English and the Danes, and the strife between Christianity and paganism. I particularly enjoyed the references to York (“Eoferwic”): “Eoferwic was, and still is, the chief city of northern England. It possesses a great abbey, an archbishop, a fortress, high walls, and a vast market. It stands beside the River Ouse, and boasts a bridge (…)” Well, not much has changed since then, has it?

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wgeddert said on Jul 21, 2009 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback