Lords of the North: A Novel

Bernard Cornwell

Oct 2009 · Saxon Tales Book 3 · Sold by Harper Collins

About this ebook

The third installment of Bernard Cornwell’s New York Times bestselling series chronicling the epic saga of the making of England, “like Game of Thrones, but real” (The Observer, London)—the basis for The Last Kingdom, the hit television series.

The year is 878. Uhtred, the dispossessed son of a Northumbrian lord, has helped the Saxons of Wessex defeat the invading Danes. 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’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.

Ratings and reviews

Cornwell and Uhtred BOTH Ride through History together!! My husband and I watched book one adapted into the first of the tv series. The visual impact made by the young actor who portrays Uhtred, makes you believe you are right in the midst of the action, speed up or slown down. And what a man, what a man! What a mighty good man!! Do your self a favor. Preferably, you'll be reading the outline of a critique of this book and realize that you have both had the same reactions! You are thrilled all over!! Because I spoke regularly about this book in the presence of other Katy, TX book club members, all of a sudden they're voting on what books to read for the coming year and my suggestion made the top 12!!!! What more could you ask for?

For history buffs these sagas. will make your lives exciting through the greatest historical fiction ever gifted to man Cornwell might as well given us FIRE

About the author

BERNARD CORNWELL is the author of over fifty novels, including the acclaimed New York Times bestselling Saxon Tales, which serve as the basis for the hit Netflix series The Last Kingdom. He lives with his wife on Cape Cod and in Charleston, South Carolina.