| Lords of the North, Contributor(s): Cornwell, Bernard (Author) |
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ISBN: 0060888636 ISBN-13: 9780060888633 Publisher: Harper Large Print OUR PRICE: $25.64 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2007 Annotation: From Bernard Cornwell, the undisputed master of historical fiction, hailed as "the direct heir to Patrick O'Brien,"* comes the third volume in the exhilarating Saxon Tales: the story of the birth of England as the Saxons and Danes fight together as one. The year is 878, and the Saxons of Wessex, under King Alfred, have defeated the Danes to keep their kingdom free. Uhtred, the dispossessed son of a Northumbrian lord, helped Alfred win that victory, but now, as Lords of the North begins, he is disgusted by Alfred's lack of generosity and goes north to search for his stepsister, who was taken prisoner by Kjartan the Cruel, a Danish lord who lurks in the formidable stronghold of Dunholm. Uhtred arrives in the north to discover rebellion, chaos, and fear. He needs other allies if he is to attack Dunholm, and chooses Guthred, a seemingly deluded slave who believes he is a king. Together they cross the Pennines to where a desperate alliance of fanatical Christians and beleaguered Danes form a new army to confront the terrible Viking lords who rule Northumbria. Love, betrayal, redemption--all follow, as Uhtred reluctantly creates a surprising partnership that determines the fate of England itself. * The Economist |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Historical - Ancient - Fiction | Sagas - Fiction | War & Military |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Series: Saxon Tales |
| Physical Information: 1.45" H x 6.01" W x 9.11" (1.29 lbs) 512 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Cultural Region - British Isles |
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Contributor Bio(s): Cornwell, Bernard: - BERNARD CORNWELL is the author of the acclaimed New York Times bestselling Saxon Tales series, which includes The Last Kingdom, The Pale Horseman, Lords of the North, Sword Song, The Burning Land, Death of Kings, The Pagan Lord, and, most recently, The Empty Throne and Warriors of the Storm, and which serves as the basis for the hit television series The Last Kingdom. He lives with his wife on Cape Cod and in Charleston, South Carolina. |