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The tenth book of the last kingdom series on the making of england and the fate of uhtred of bebbanburg. But he was an illegitimate child and his parents put him up for adoption. The first book in the epic and bestselling series that has gripped millio. The saxon stories also known as saxon talessaxon chronicles in the us and the warrior chronicles and most recently as the last kingdom series is a historical novel series written by bernard cornwell about the history of anglosaxon england in the ninth and tenth centuries. The initial book is the last kingdom and it has recently been made into a tv series the last kingdom. Bernard cornwell has 178 books on goodreads with 1217927 ratings. See the complete the saxon stories series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. The danish vikings quickly invade and occupy three of englands four kingdoms and all that remains of the once proud country is a small piece of marshland, where alfred and his family live with a few soldiers and retainers, including uhtred, the dispossessed english nobleman who was raised by danes. The last kingdom the last kingdom series, book 1 ebook written by bernard cornwell. Browse through our online bernard cornwell collection to find all of his top selling novels including the last kingdom, war of the wolf and the burning land to name a few. The saxon chronicles series book 1 reminds me of appreciating great wine.
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