Cornwell, Bernard.

The pale horseman / Bernard Cornwell. - London, Eng. : HarperCollins, 2016, c2005 - 415 p. : map ; 20 cm. - Saxon tales ; bk. 2 . - Cornwell, Bernard. Saxon tales ; bk. 2. .

The second installment of Bernard Cornwell's 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, a major television series airing in Fall 2015. In a clash of heroes, the kingdom is born..As the last unvanquished piece of England, Wessex is eyed hungrily by the fearsome Viking conquerors. Uhtred, a dispossessed young nobleman, is tied to the imperiled land by birth and marriage but was raised by the Danish invaders-and he questions where his allegiance must lie. But blood is his destiny, and when the overwhelming Viking horde attacks out of a wintry darkness, Uhtred must put aside all hatred and distrust and stand beside his embattled country's staunch defender-the fugitive King Alfred.

ISBN: 9780007149933 ( Harper trade pbk.)

Nat. Bib. No.: GBA624568

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 013408197 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Betrayal--Fiction.
Vikings--Fiction.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Great Britain--History--Anglo-Saxon period, 499-1066--Fiction.
Northumbria (England : Region)--Fiction.

Dewey Class. No.: 823.914