War of the Wolf (The Saxon Stories, #11)

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Bernard Cornwell s epic story of the making of England continues in this eleventh installment in the bestselling Saxon Tales series like Game of Thrones, but real The Observer the basis of the hit Netflix television series The Last Kingdom.His blood is SaxonHis heart is VikingHis battleground is England Perhaps the greatest writer of historical adventure novels today Washington Post , Bernard Cornwell has dazzled and entertained readers and critics with his page turning bestsellers Of all his protagonists, however, none is as beloved as Uhtred of Bebbanburg.And while Uhtred might have regained his family s fortress, it seems that a peaceful life is not to be as he is under threat from both an old enemy and a new foe The old enemy comes from Wessex where a dynastic struggle will determine who will be the next king And the new foe is Sk ll, a Norseman, whose ambition is to be King of Northumbria and who leads a frightening army of wolf warriors, men who fight half crazed in the belief that they are indeed wolves Uhtred, believing he is cursed, must fend off one enemy while he tries to destroy the other In this new chapter of the Saxon Tales series a rousing adventure of courage, treachery, duty, devotion, majesty, love and battle, as seen through the eyes of a warrior straddling two worlds Uhtred returns to fight once again for the destiny of England. Best Read [ War of the Wolf (The Saxon Stories, #11) ] By [ Bernard Cornwell ] – kino-fada.fr This is the 11th book in the Saxon Stories series by Bernard Cornwell I LOVE THIS SERIES It really is in my top 5 of favorite series Uhtred is a dynamic character He is getting up there in age, and physically he is starting to slow down, but his mind is what is getting him out of trouble Usually it...I received my copy free through Goodreads Giveaways My husband has been reading this series and is thrilled to see this book show up at our house It may be a bit before I get my turn to read this one He has loved this series, and it has been the most books he has read in years.As seems appropriate for a character as resourceful, skilled, and self confident as Uhtred of Bebbanburg, he goes from strength to strength In addition to a set of bestselling novels, collectively dubbed The Saxon Tales, Uhtred has a television series to his name The Last Kingdom, just renewed for its third year by Netflix.Here in his eleventh adventure, War of the Wolf, Uhtred should be enjoying the fruits of his labors over the last ten books, but of course, that story would be no fun to rea As seems appropriate for a character as resourceful, skilled, and self confident as Uhtred of Bebbanburg, he goes from strength to strength In addition to a set of bestselling novels, collectively dubbed The Saxon Tales, Uhtred has a television series to his name The Last Kingdom, just renewed for its third year by Netflix.Here in his eleventh adventure, War of the Wolf, Uhtred should be enjoying the fruits of his labors over the last ten books, but of course, that story would be no fun to read or to write Instead Uhtred, now past sixty, receives a summons to travel south to protect the fortress of Ceaster Chester on behalf of Aethelstan, the son of King Edward of Wessex Uhtred soon realizes that the summons is a ruse the greater danger lies in the North, in the person of the Dane Sk ll and his warriors, who dose themselves with henbane to harness the power of the wolf Sk ll also has the support of a powerful sorcerer, who Uhtred comes to believe has cursed him especially aft...Bernard Cornwell s War of the Wolf is the latest, but still not the final chapter of The Last Kingdom series Uhtred is still riding against his enemies He is now over sixty years old and a bit long in the tooth Nevertheless, he s still snatching victory from the jaws of defeat I don t think I m giving away any spoilers by relating that.It s amazing that Cornwell can pull it off, but he does The series never gets old Cornwell makes allowances for his aging hero, putting him in the third lin Bernard Cornwell s War of the Wolf is the latest, but still not the final chapter of The Last Kingdom series Uhtred is still riding against his enemies He is now over sixty years old and a bit long in the tooth Nevertheless, he s still snat...The rumor was believed because truth is ever feeble against passionate falsehood Bernard Cornwell is my favorite author of historical fiction, but he was off his game with this eleventh installment of his Saxon Stories All the well loved elements were there skilled melding of fact and fiction, conflict, eucatastrophe all mediated by Uthred s snarky inner voice Bravery is overcoming fear,...Another book to add to the terrific saga of Saxon England I felt the word flow in this one wasalong the pace of the first ones in the series I love Uhtred and always have but as he is getting older I m beginning to fear for himandIf you enjoy the Saxon England era, this is the series for youI was so excited that I received this book in a Goodreads giveaway I anxiously await each book in this series The Saxon Stories are Cornwell s best Uhtred is a full character with a sense of humor, a bit of kindness and all to human flaws I love this series so...How delightful to once again journey with Uhtred, though I must confess some sadness as his invincibility in battle seems less certain now that he isadvanced in years Though he steps back from some of the action, he still shows up when it matters The struggles between Christians and Pagans, between the Norse and the Anglo Saxons, continue to form the backdrop of Uhtred s quest to fulfill his oaths...Sorcerers and SlaughtersThe 8th book in The Saxon Tales, starts off fairly slowly, but builds to a smashing and totally unexpected climax.Our favourite Saxon pagan, Uthred of Bebbanburgh does not disappoint ...Better than the last one but this series is so formulaic, new villain, villain does something to make Uthred wants to kill him, fight happens, religion, etc.This series should have ended a long time ago, Uthred is now in his sixties and is abi...

War of the Wolf (The Saxon Stories, #11)
  • 13 August 2017
  • ebook
  • 352 pages
  • 006256319X
  • Bernard Cornwell
  • War of the Wolf (The Saxon Stories, #11)