Lords of the North, (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780060888633)

The third installment 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 BBC America television series.

After achieving victory at King Alfred s side, Uhtred of Bebbanburg is returning to his home in the North, finally free of his allegiance to the King or so he believes. An encounter with a vicious slave trader introduces Uhtred to Guthred, the self-proclaimed King of Northumbria. Curious about Guthred s astounding claim, Uhtred follows him north. But he soon discovers fate has another incredible surprise in store, and begins an unexpected journey that climaxes in the midnight siege of a city thought impregnable a dangerous seige that results in the forging of England.

Lords of the North is Bernard Cornwell s finest work yet a breathtaking adventure, but it also tells the story of the creation of English identity, as the English and Danes begin to become one people, appropriating each other s languages and, thrillingly, fighting side-by-side."

Author: Bernard Cornwell
ISBN-10: 0060888636
ISBN-13: 9780060888633
Publisher: Harper Large Print
Language: English
Published: 01/23/2007
Pages: 512
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.29lbs
Size: 9.11h x 6.01w x 1.45d
Large Print