A solid beginning. I eagerly begin book 2. I became a fan of Mr. Cornwall's work with the 'Grail Quest Trilogy'. This is the first book that I have read of his since those 3 wonderful works.
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I have not been disappointed. This story is a wonderful telling of history from a first person past tense point of view. A man looking back over his life and explaining the history of the invasion of England by the Dane's. Entirely accurate from what I have learned in my studies of the Vikings and the middle ages, the book is like a history book come alive.
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There is no boring or tedious description of place or person, rather the information provided is of historic value or is necessary to move the plot forward. A wonderful beginning to a trilogy that I look forward to finishing. I am beginning book 2 as soon as I finish writing this review.
I recommend that you get this book as soon as possible and have the other 2 lying in wait so you can continue the journey without having to wait for the next book to come in the mail. If you want an adventure,action,and drama.This is IT!!! If you want an adventure, action, and drama. This is IT!!!THE SAXON STORIES, READ ALL THREE, AND DIP YOURSELF INTO THE STORY THAT WELL HAVE YOU WAITING FOR MORE.DIP YOURSELF INTO THE STORY HOW THE GREAT DANISH WARRIORS TOOK ON ENGLAND, AND THE FIGHT FOR A PLACE IN THIS WORLD.THESE STORIES INSPIRE, AND MAKE YOU WANT TO BE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WAR, AND FIGHT ALONG SAVAGE WARRIORS IN THE GREAT SHIELD WALL. I STARTED LOOKING FOR A NEW AUTHOR AND I HAVE FOUND ONE IN BERNARD CORNWELL.
I CAN'T WAIT TO READ ALL OF HIS BOOKS. AND YOU CAN NOT FIND A BETTER BUY THEN ON EBAY!!!!! First book in a series Takes you back to 866 and the formation of England. Well written without so many characters that you lose track of who is doing what to whom. I did find the series on Netflix which helped me pronounce all of the names of the characters. The book is much better than the Netflix series though which is sort of slow. If you are an historical fiction fan, I would recommend this series to you.
I am reading the second in the series now. Verified purchase: Yes Condition: Pre-owned.
The first installment of Bernard Cornwell's New York Times 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 television series. This is the exciting—yet little known—story of the making of England in the 9th and 10th centuries, the years in which King Alfred the Great, his son and grandson defeated the Danish Vikings who had invaded and occupied three of England's four kingdoms. The story is seen through the eyes of Uhtred, a dispossessed nobleman, who is captured as a child by the Danes and then raised by them so that, by the time the Northmen begin their assault on Wessex (Alfred's kingdom and the last territory in English hands) Uhtred almost thinks of himself as a Dane. He certainly has no love for Alfred, whom he considers a pious weakling and no match for Viking savagery, yet when Alfred unexpectedly defeats the Danes and the Danes themselves turn on Uhtred, he is finally forced to choose sides.
By now he is a young man, in love, trained to fight and ready to take his place in the dreaded shield wall. Above all, though, he wishes to recover his father's land, the enchanting fort of Bebbanburg by the wild northern sea. This thrilling adventure—based on existing records of Bernard Cornwell's ancestors—depicts a time when law and order were ripped violently apart by a pagan assault on Christian England, an assault that came very close to destroying England.