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The Burning Land
- The Last Kingdom Series, Book 5
- Narrated by: Matt Bates
- Length: 13 hrs and 22 mins
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The Burning Land
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Publisher's Summary
The fifth novel in Bernard Cornwell’s epic and best-selling series on the making of England and the fate of his great hero, Uhtred of Bebbanburg.
BBC2’s major Autumn 2015 TV show The Last Kingdom is based on the first two books in the series.
In the last years of the ninth century, King Alfred of Wessex is in failing health, and his heir is an untested youth. The Danes, who have failed so many times to conquer Wessex, smell opportunity....
First comes Harald Bloodhair, a savage warrior leading a Viking horde, who is encouraged to cruelty by his woman, Skade. But Alfred still has the services of Uhtred, his unwilling warlord, who leads Harald into a trap and, at Farnham in Surrey, inflicts one of the greatest defeats the Vikings were ever to suffer.
This novel, the fifth in the magnificent series of England's history tells of the final assaults on Alfred's Wessex, that Wessex survived to become England is because men like Uhtred defeated an enemy feared throughout Christendom.
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"Cornwell draws a fascinating picture of England as it might have been before anything like England existed." (The Times)
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- Amazon Customer
- 10-04-2020
change of narator
Enjoyed the storyline however the change of narator from the first 4 books was a poor decision.
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- Anonymous User
- 30-04-2021
Narrator changed
Why was the Narrator changed , I have listened to thousands of audio books over the years driving road trains and Jonathan Keeble is probably the best Narrator I have heard , these story's are fantastic and he really brought them to life . No offence to Matt Bates but he's dull , I'll struggle to get through this one and the rest of the series is narrated by Matt .. Why !!
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- Ray Newell
- 26-02-2021
The Burning Irritation
I found that the pronunciation of names is not consistent and takes away from the story and is at times confusing. I love the series both in book and movie form (The Last Kingdom) but the naming issue spoilt this book for me
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- arran
- 13-05-2022
Jonathan Keeble
I really missed Jonathan Keeble. Matt Bates was good.
thanks Bernard for the great characters
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- Charlie
- 19-05-2023
Why wouldn’t the new narrator take the time to learn how to pronounce main character names!!!
the change of narrator was soooo disappointing and every time he butchered the pronunciation of main characters like Gisela it triggered a flare of frustration. really lazy to not to have listened to previous narrations & no effort to ensure continuity
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- Anonymous User
- 24-04-2024
Narrator was a let down
Why change the narrator from the first books? This narrator didn’t even pronounce the characters names correctly, really let down the whole experience, I was close to asking for a refund
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- Claire Wallace
- 04-10-2019
Probably my least favourite in the series
It was a good story but it just didn’t keep me riveted like the last ones. To be honest I’m not sure if it’s the story itself or the new/different narrator. The narrator does a good job but is so bland in comparison to the narrator in the first lot of books. He was truly amazing and brought such life to the book. This narrator is still pretty good but it’s just not the same.
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- Alex Davidson
- 16-10-2023
terrible narrator
honestly I'm an hour into this book and I can't do it... the narrator is completely off, wrong pitch for the character, slurring his words, mispronunciation of names, places, horrible accents and character work. I'm sure he's great for a more light hearted kids book or something similar but for something like this where you need power, authority and gruffness. complete fail with recast on the narrator
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- David
- 20-09-2023
I am so very dissapointed with the narration
I loved books 1 - 4 and was excited to buy this book but I am sorry the narration didi not work for me.
The previous narrator was brilliant and I dont know why he was changed but you lost me
I got to chapter 5 and then returned the book - so sad I could not listen to the rest of the series
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- Janice Blackwell
- 05-07-2020
Another great Outred adventure
I thoroughly enjoyed Jonathon Keeble's narration of the first three books of the series, and reading reviews of Matt Bates' narration of the subsequent books left me doubting whether to continue on with Outred's journey.
I am so glad that I did. Matt Bates' nartation is just as enjoyable. He brings life and animation to the characters and story with a style that, while not as animated, loud and enthusiastic as Mr Keeble's, I find very easy to listen to and I quickly sink into the story.
For all of those deciding whether to continue on wirh the series, I say get your helmets and chainmail on, sharpen your swords and form a battle shield for a totally epic ride.
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