

Sword of Kings
Author: Bernard Cornwell
Series: The Last Kingdom Series #12
Narrator: Matt Bates
Unabridged: 13 hr 18 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 10/03/2019
Author: Bernard Cornwell
Series: The Last Kingdom Series #12
Narrator: Matt Bates
Unabridged: 13 hr 18 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 10/03/2019
Bernard Cornwell is the author of over fifty novels, including the acclaimed New York Times bestselling Saxon Tales, which serve as the basis for the hit Netflix series The Last Kingdom. He lives with his wife on Cape Cod and in Charleston, South Carolina.
Not many authors are able to write 12 books series and still keep it engaging and thrilling read. Bernard Cornwell can. The Saxon Stories is the best historical fiction series I have ever read and my fascination with main character Uhtred grows with every instalment. If you are new to this series, d......more
I’m a little depressed after finishing this. I just realized I have to wait at least another year for a new Uhtred book. Also – I think the tone of these books is getting darker. In Sword of Kings, Uhtred is called upon for help from Edward’s queen, Eadigfu. She believes Aethelhem and her step-son Ae......more
I enjoyed this read very much. This is the best book of the series, in my opinion. I highly recommend this book to all.......more
Bernard Cornwell's legendary creation Uhtred of Bebbanburg returns for the 12th novel in The Last Kingdom series. Cornwell brings us the usual mixture of historical fact & fiction, wonderful characters (old & new) & superb action. After only a few pages I already felt totally immersed in Uhtred's wor......more
Praise for : ‘Cornwell’s skill [is] in ageing his warrior-hero, who now creaks as he fights and is haunted by those he has loved and lost’ ‘The master still adding to his wonderful Saxon Chronicles’ ‘Legendary … excellent storytelling, as ever’ 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