Author: Cornwell, Bernard
Historical fiction
Published on 4 December 2006 by HarperCollins Publishers (HarperCollins) in the United Kingdom as part of 'The Last Kingdom Series' series.
Paperback | 400 pages
198 x 128 x 26 | 286g
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A hero will be forged from this broken land.
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Uhtred wants revenge. He wants the land and castle that is his. He wants his treacherous uncle to pay for taking them.
Heading north with his lover, former nun Hild, he finds chaos as the Vikings battle among themselves to consolidate their hold on the region. At the heart of it are men from Uhtreds past Sven the One-Eyed and Kjartan the Cruel, men of vicious reputation. Still, he has matched such men before.
Then Uhtred suffers a betrayal to rival the treachery that deprived him of his birthright. It will leave him trapped with no hope of escape
Uhtred of Bebbanburgs mind is as sharp as his sword. A thorn in the side of the priests and nobles who shape his fate, this Saxon raised by Vikings is torn between the life he loves and the cause he has sworn to serve.