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The Last Kingdom

The Last Kingdom Series, Book 1

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The Last Kingdom

By: Bernard Cornwell
Narrated by: Jamie Glover
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Read by Jamie Glover.

The first book in the epic and bestselling series that has gripped millions.

A hero will be forged from this broken land.

As seen on Netflix and BBC around the world.

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.

©2004 Bernard Cornwell (P)2004 HarperCollins UK Action & Adventure Genre Fiction Historical Literary Fiction Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Thriller & Suspense War & Military

Critic Reviews

'Cornwell is a virtuoso of historical fiction.' Sunday Telegraph

'Bernard Cornwell is a literary miracle. Year after year, hail, rain, snow, war and political upheavals fail to prevent him from producing the most entertaining and readable historical novels of his generation.' Daily Mail

'Cornwell's narration is quite masterly and supremely well-researched.' Observer
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loved it, fast paced, action packed, great narrator throughout. very enjoyable read, wmcan't wait to start the next one.

great book

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Great, and fast moving story. will told. page turning, non-stop action. and gears you up to read the next book.

Great, and fast moving story

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This book is the first of an amazing series. I'm actually up to book 10 now

Excellent story

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This is the first in the "Saxon Stories" series, which has been adapted into "The Last Kingdom" TV Series by the BBC.

It is more enjoyable than the show, where the main character is thoroughly unlikable. In the book, Uhtred is a more relatable character whom audiences can connect with, rather than the awful person from the show who persists in a pattern of self defeating behavior that makes audiences cringe.

Jamie Glover, a really tremendous voice actor, is also exceptional as a narrator, and conveys the adrenaline of the battlefield with great emotion.

A fantastic story.

Even Better than the Awesome show.

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Love these books. I have read the books, seen the series and now listening. Can't get enough.

Must listen

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story is good but book is extremely short. Also, no pauses between chapters is bit annoying.

good but short story

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I really like the books in a series, this is a new author and new time setting for me. I will be continuing this journey. There is a lot packed in to this book which is so wonderfully descriptive you can see it. I don't know anything about this era school n Britain but I'll be finding out confident that the author has more than done his research well. I hope that around the fiction it is also faithful to what is known and therefore believable

Great first book

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