War of the Wolf (The Last Kingdom Series, Book 11) - Hardcover

Cornwell, Bernard

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 000818383X ISBN 13: 9780008183837

Publisher: HarperCollins, 2018

Synopsis

At the fortress of the eagles, three kings will fight...

Uhtred of Bebbanburg has won back his ancestral home but, threatened from all sides by enemies both old and new, he doesn’t have long to enjoy the victory.

In Mercia, rebellion is in the air as King Edward tries to seize control. In Wessex, rival parties scramble to settle on the identity of the next king. And across the country invading Norsemen continue their relentless incursion, ever hungry for land.

Uhtred – a legendary warrior, admired and sought as an ally, feared as an adversary – finds himself once again torn between his two heritages: fighting on what he considers the wrong side, cursed by misfortune and tragedy and facing one of his most formidable enemies. Only the most astute cunning, the greatest loyalty and the most spectacular courage can save him.

For decades, Uhtred has stood at the intersection between Pagan and Christian, between Saxon and Viking, between the old world he was born into and the new world being forged around him. But as the winds of change gather pace, the pressure on Uhtred as father, as politician and as warrior grows as never before.

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Review:

Praise for WAR OF THE WOLF:

‘Excellent ... Cornwell is masterly’ THE TIMES

‘There can surely be no better writer of historical dramas than Bernard Cornwell’ DAILY EXPRESS

‘Brilliantly described ... Cornwell’s many fans can only rejoice’ SUNDAY TIMES

‘Tight plotting, vivid action ... great’ INDEPENDENT

‘Epic ... thrilling’ COMPASS MAGAZINE

Praise for Bernard Cornwell:

'Strong narrative, vigourous action and striking characterisation, Cornwell remains king of the territory he has staked out as his own' SUNDAY TIMES

‘Like Game of Thrones, but real’ OBSERVER

'Blood, divided loyalties and thundering battles' THE TIMES

'A violent, absorbing historical saga, deeply researched and thoroughly imagined' WASHINGTON POST

‘The best battle scenes of any writer I’ve ever read, past or present. Cornwell really makes history come alive’ George R.R. Martin

‘Cornwell draws a fascinating picture of England as it might have been before anything like England existed’ THE TIMES

‘He’s called a master storyteller. Really he’s cleverer than that’ TELEGRAPH

‘A reminder of just how good a writer he is’ SUNDAY TIMES

‘Nobody in the world does this better than Cornwell’ Lee Child

About the Author:

Bernard Cornwell was born in London, raised in Essex and worked for the BBC for eleven years before meeting Judy, his American wife. Denied an American work permit he wrote a novel instead and has been writing ever since. He and Judy divide their time between Cape Cod and Charleston, South Carolina.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 000818383X
• ISBN 13: 9780008183837
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 352