Death of Kings
As the 9th century wanes, King Alfred is dying and his passing threatens the island of Britain to renewed warfare. Alfred wants his son, Edward, to succeed him but there are other Saxon claimants to the throne. As the king's warrior, Uhtred knows that he will either be the means of making...
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As the 9th century wanes, King Alfred is dying and his passing threatens the island of Britain to renewed warfare. Alfred wants his son, Edward, to succeed him but there are other Saxon claimants to the throne. As the king's warrior, Uhtred knows that he will either be the means of making Alfred's dream of a united and Christian England come to pass or be responsible for condemning it to oblivion.
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Format: audiobook
ISBN:
9780857354280
Publish date: 2012
Publisher: Oakhill Publishing Limited
Minutes: 11
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Adventure,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Adult Fiction,
Historical Fiction,
Adult,
Medieval,
War,
Military,
Action
Series: The Warrior Chronicles/Saxon Stories (#6)
Próby Alfreda Wielkiego, mające na celu zjednoczenie wszystkich pomniejszych królestw na wyspie w jedno państwo - Anglię - zapewniły władcy miejsce w Historii. Czasy były trudne, gdyż północna część dzisiejszej Anglii zajęta była przez Duńczyków, a ci nie znali innego sposobu na życie, jak tylko łup...
I've read at least 8 Bernard Cornwell novels, and he has never earned less than 4-stars from me. In fact, 6 of those 8 books I gave 5-stars... and again he doesn't dissappoint! Love 'em!I had to look at my average ratings to see how rare Cornwell's 4.75 average really was... what I found was that ...
Really enjoyed this latest episode, and hanging out for the next already. My only criticism is over the choice of narrator for this audiobook - in my opinion he didn't sounds 'Northern" enough.