Lords of the North: A Novel (Saxon Chronicles #3)
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| Rating | : | 4.79 (870 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B002DMJUJ0 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 352 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-01-26 |
| Language | : | English |
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Excellent performance! The Richard Armitage performance is the best version I've listened to all of Bernard Cornwell's Saxon series in audiobook format (and read them in hardcover, too) and this is the best of them all. Richard Armitage's reading is vastly superior to the other narrators (Tom Sellwood, Jamie Glover, and Gerard Doyle). Mr. Armitage is a master storyteller. His narration does not sound like the book is being read (as it sometimes does in the other . Bernard Cornwell's style is gripping. Bernard Cornwell's style is gripping. His sentence style is transparent. The long sentences flow easily and move the reader along smoothly. He puts you into the scene graphically, emotionally and logically so that you live it. Just when things start to get predictable, the plot shifts in unexpected ways so that I frequently went "Oh no!" and had to keep reading to see how Utred would get . Hire me for Voiceovers! said A time woven tale. I have been on a Viking kick since the History channel show came out a few years ago. I found the "Last Kingdom" show on BBC America and liked it equally, maybe even a bit more.This book let me see what are the future possibilities for the show.As always the book offers more and varied details, with discrepancies. I spent A time woven tale I have been on a Viking kick since the History channel show came out a few years ago. I found the "Last Kingdom" show on BBC America and liked it equally, maybe even a bit more.This book let me see what are the future possibilities for the show.As always the book offers more and varied details, with discrepancies. I spent 3 childhood years in the UK and remember learning about the Danelaw. childhood years in the UK and remember learning about the Danelaw
All rights reserved. . 878, Cornwell's splendid third Saxon novel (after The Pale Horseman and The Last Kingdom) chronicles the adventures of 21-year-old Saxon warrior Uhtred of Bebbanburg, who believes "my swords could win me the whole world." Uhtred, who despite his Danish upbringing supported King Alfred of Wessex in the fight against the Danes in The Pale Horseman, helps free Guthred, an enslaved Dane, who proclaims himself king of Northumbria. "Fate is inexorable," Uhtred constantly bemoans as he attempts to destroy such enemies as Kjartan the Cruel, Sven the One-Eyed and Ælfric (Uhtred's thief of an uncle) and woos his beloved Gisela, Guthred's Valkyrie-like sister. (Jan.)Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. From Publishers Weekly Set in A.D. Uhtred must overcome many challenges, notably King Guthred's shocking betrayal that lea
Now, finally free of his allegiance to the victorious, ungrateful King Alfred, he is heading home to rescue his stepsister, a prisoner of Kjartan the Cruel in the formidable Danish stronghold of Dunholm. Uhtred, the dispossessed son of a Northumbrian lord, has helped the Saxons of Wessex defeat the invading Danes. The year is 878. Uhtred's best hope is his sword, Serpent-Breath, for his only allies are Hild, a West Saxon nun fleeing her calling, and Guthred, a slave who believes himself king. Rebellion, chaos, fear, and betrayal await them in the north, forcing Uhtred to turn once more, reluctantly, to the liege he formerly served in battle and blood: Alfred the Great.