The Last Kingdom

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Hardcover, 400 pages

English language

Published Oct. 3, 2004 by HarperCollins Publishers Ltd.

ISBN:
978-0-00-714990-2
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4 stars (28 reviews)

In a clash of heores, the kingdom is born.

In the middle years of the ninth-century, the fierce Danes stormed onto British soil, hungry for spoils and conquest. Kingdom after kingdom fell to the ruthless invaders until but one realm remained. And suddenly the fate of all England—and the course of history—depended upon one man, one king.

From New York Times bestselling storyteller Bernard Cornwell comes a rousing epic adventure of courage, treachery, duty, devotion, majesty, love, and battle as seen through the eyes of a young warrior who straddled two worlds.

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I love Cornwell's ability to write a battle in a way that isn't ultraviolent or boring. I love his way with characters and showing their entire lives in just a few pages. I love his focus on parts of history that aren't well recorded, making me feel like a time traveler into the unknown.

Is he doing anything ground breaking? Probably not. But these books, like the Warlord Chronocles (narrated by the same guy, Jonathan Keeble, who does an excellent job with both books) are an immense comfort read for me.

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