Warriors of the Storm (The Saxon Stories, #9)

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The new novel in Bernard Cornwell s number one bestselling series The Saxon Tales, on the making of England and the fate of his great hero, Uhtred of Bebbanburg.A fragile peace governs the kingdoms of Wessex, East Anglia, under the rule of the late King Alfred s son, King Edward, and Mercia, under his daughter Aethelflaed.Uhtred, her formidable champion and greatest warrior, controls the northern parts from the strongly fortified city of Chester But no one can prepare them for the storm that is about to descend The Northmen, allied to the Irish, come in force under the cover of night, up the Mersey, perhaps to attack Chester, perhaps to rage and pillage through Mercia, perhaps to take the troubled kingdom of Northumbria They are led by the terrifying Viking warrior, Ragnall Iverson, a fierce fighter and ruthless leader.He and his army are formidable enough but worse still, his brother is married to Uhtred s daughter With his passionate determination, Uhtred will stop at nothing to take back his corner of Northumbria and secure the future of Bebbanburg But for Aethelflaed and the Mercians, doubt must arise to where his loyalty lies.In the struggle between family and loyalty, between oaths given and political demands, there is no easy solution And the clash between the Vikings and the Saxons will resound across the land. New Download Warriors of the Storm (The Saxon Stories, #9) Author Bernard Cornwell For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr Dashingly handsome Uthred of Bebbanburg s life story vikings along in Warriors of the Storm, the ninth book in the Saxon series First off, Uthred is never described as being handsome in the books That is a tv fabrication Okay, I just needed to get that out of the way.Anywho, this is a serviceable book that continues the saga admirably It s not anything special No major historically related events take place It spersonal In fact, at one point Uthred has to rescue his daughter and son Dashingly handsome Uthred of Bebbanburg s life story vikings along in Warriors of the Storm, the ninth book in the Saxon series First off, Uthred is never described as being handsome in the books That is a tv fabrication Okay, I just needed to get that out of the way.Anywho, this is a serviceable book that continues the saga admirably It s not anything special No major historically related events take place It spersonal In fact, at one point Uthred has to rescue his daughter and son in law It does feel like maybe Bernard Cornwell is wrapping things up A prominent character from earlier books bites the dust, and when that begins to happen the end is often nigh However, we re talking about an author who s learned his lesson about rushing a good thing along just to get to the end With his Sharpe series, Cornwell ended up going back and writing prequels because a tv show had developed and fans clad forI wouldn t be surprised to see th...Review in Portuguese from Desbravando Livros Essa resenha cont m spoilers dos livros anteriores.Como j de praxe, no momento em que o autor Bernard Cornwell lan a um livro novo das Cr nicas Sax nicas Saxon Stories eu j vou correndo atr s e tento ler o mais cedo poss vel, j que essa minha s rie favorita e Uhtred de Bebbanburg o personagem que mais gosto O nico problema depois disso tudo ter que esperar mais um ano pela sequ ncia, mas faz parte hahahaDepois de defender a fortaleza de Review in Portuguese from Desbravando Livros Essa resenha cont m spoilers dos livros anteriores.Como j de praxe, no momento em que o autor Bernard Cornwell lan a um livro novo das Cr nicas Sax nicas Saxon Stories eu...A muchinteresting book than The Empty Throne, the wonderfully titled Warriors of the Storm only took me a bunch of hours on a plane to read.After securing the future of Mercia, Uhtred and his allies turn their eyes northward, towards his old homeland of Northumbria The Saxon kingdoms are in their strongest position yet, with both Mercia and East Anglia on the verge of liberation from the invading northmen Awaiting him in the north, however, is a grand convergence of enemies both new and A muchinteresting book than The Empty Throne, the wonderfully titled Warriors of the Storm only took me a bunch of hours on a plane to read.After securing the future of Mercia, Uhtred and his allies turn their eyes northward, towards his o...Price drop 1.99 in the Kindle Store today This is I think the 9th book in the Saxon Stories series I would be hard pressed to pick a favorite of Uhtred s tales This one is probably in the top three.It was a little different from his usual stories My one gripe with Uhtred has always been that he has always answered to someone He has never been truly free to do as he pleased Sometimes he has worked outside the rules to the displeasure of his rulers, but he s never just done as he pleased Price drop 1.99 in the Kindle Store today This is I think the 9th book in the Saxon Stor...It has been a long time between drinks for me and, after a couple years since the last time I had read a book in this series, boy, it sure was good to be back drinking from the well of Bernard Cornwell s Uhtred I ve missed the big guy, with all his scorching, sardonic quips and his unabashed mocking of just about anybody, he is a big personality to endure, and I endure him with such delight and ...Edit April 2016 Just finished listening to this one, cannot wait for the next book May 2015 Eagerly awaiting this book, I was in two minds about its potential, book 9 in a series, it s a hard task to keep to your story and maintain the thread of characters but I had nothing to fear England is full of rich history, and I m glad to be reading it through this series Another winner for the Saxon Stories Bernard Cornwell has delivered a for me a 6 star read about one of my favourite characters, Edit April 2016 Just finished listening to...Riders on the Storm Hey, I d bethought that clever maxim all by myself, he he Utred is on the roll again and as before he wishes to uphold the Christian realm of Alfred whilst praising Odin and Thor, bemoaning the evils of the Nailed God Maybe all these testosterone fueled animosities towards Cornwells strict Episcopal upbringing seems a bit silly at times, but it is truly an enjoyable read I can t believe that I ve made it through book nine already You see I have a great weakness for all th Riders on the Storm Hey, I d bethought that clever maxim all by myself, he he Utred is on the roll again and as before he wishes to uphold the Christian realm of Alfred whilst praising Odin and Thor, bemoaning the evils of the Nailed God Maybe all these testosterone fueled animosities towards Cornwells strict Episcopal upbringing seems a bit silly at times, but it is truly an enjoyable read I can t believe that I ve made it through book nine already You see I have a great weakness for all things medieval and dark It s a childhood passion I ve had since I d lived in Sicily and Denmark in my boyhood America is just a baby when it comes to holy wars and bloodshed We ve no...Crashed through it in 2 days was a great ride thoroughly cleansed my mind s eye of the sad whimp of a boy that portrays Uthred in that appalling BBC show The Last Kingdom Uthred is now older although an age not given enjoyed the new characters immensely, as well as some old ones, which really did catch me unawares A really quick read as your drawn into this page turner truly back to the form of the first few books in the series for me.What sto say 5 stars as it d Crashed through it in 2 days was a great ride thoroughly cleansed my mind s eye of the sad whimp of a boy that portrays Uthred in that appalling BBC show The Last Kingdom Ut...For years friends of mine have raved about Cornwell s Uhtred novels, and I have intended to read the series at some point, but never seemed to find the time For the record the last Cornwells I read were the Sharpe series back in the day and, though I think I tired a little of the series towards the end, I remember the earlier ones as some of the absolutely best novels I have ever read.So when I had the opportunity to read an advance copy of the new Cornwell, I had to say yes, didn t I I did wo For years friends of mine have raved about Cornwell s Uhtred novels, and I have intended to read the series at some point, but never seemed to find the time For the record the last Cornwells I read were the Sharpe series back in the day and, though I think I tired a little of the series towards the end, I remember the earlier ones as some of the absolutely best novels I have e...Actual rating 4,75 I ve read the whole series this year, so it s easy to say I love these books Some are better than others though I rank this book among the best It has all ingredients for a classic Uhtred st...

Warriors of the Storm (The Saxon Stories, #9)
  • English
  • 16 October 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 320 pages
  • 0007504071
  • Bernard Cornwell
  • Warriors of the Storm (The Saxon Stories, #9)