The Last Kingdom (The Last Kingdom Series, Book 1)

Name: The Last Kingdom (The Last Kingdom Series, Book 1)
Rating: 4.560150146484375 (266 reviews)

Bernard Cornwell

July 2009 · The Last Kingdom Series Book 1 · HarperCollins UK

4.6

266 reviews

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*A brand new companion to the Last Kingdom series, Uhtred’s Feast, is available to pre-order now*Welcome to The Last Kingdom

Discover the first book in the epic, bestselling series that has gripped millions.

A hero will be forged from this broken land.

In a land torn apart by conflict, an orphan boy has come of age. Raised by the Vikings, deadly enemies of his own Saxon people, Uhtred is a fierce and skilled warrior who kneels to no-one.

Alfred – Saxon, king, man of god – fights to hold the throne of the only land still resisting the pagan northerners.

Uhtred and Alfred’s fates are tangled, soaked in blood and blackened by the flames of war. Together they will change history.

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4.6

266 reviews

Deano The Shack

30 July 2024

downloaded a sample and couldn't read anything of story. Found out London used to have 8 different names but its not really what I was expecting after reading 14% of the book.

Kevin P

2 September 2022

this series was fantastic. I'm not a huge reader, I'm fairly slow, but I was glued to these books. id read them on my break at work, or when I was in the bathroom, and got the whole series done in a year. if you're into historical fiction, id definitely recommend these books.

Ms Mcallister

18 November 2015

Enthralling and exciting history lesson with added extras. An intriguing insight into the Danish invasion of England and the Saxon way of life. Blood thirsty and action packed. I loved every minute of this superb book.

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About the author

Bernard Cornwell worked for BBC Television for seven years, mostly as a producer on the Nationwide programme, before taking charge of the Current Affairs department in Northern Ireland. In 1978 he became editor of Thames Television’s Thames at Six. Married to an American, he now lives in the United States.

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