The Flame Bearer

Bernard Cornwell

Nov 2016 · Saxon Tales Book 10 · Sold by HarperCollins

About this ebook

The tenth 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.

Britain is in a state of uneasy peace. Northumbria’s Viking ruler, Sigtryggr, and Mercia’s Saxon Queen Aethelflaed have agreed a truce. And so England’s greatest warrior, Uhtred of Bebbanburg, at last has the chance to take back the home his traitorous uncle stole from him so many years ago—and which his scheming cousin still occupies.

But fate is inexorable, and the enemies Uhtred has made and the oaths he has sworn conspire to distract him from his dream of recapturing his home. New enemies enter into the fight for England’s kingdoms: the redoubtable Constantin of Scotland seizes an opportunity for conquest and leads his armies south. Britain’s precarious peace threatens to turn into a war of annihilation. Yet Uhtred is determined that nothing—neither the new adversaries nor the old foes who combine against him—will keep him from his birthright.

 “Historical novels stand or fall on detail, and Mr. Cornwell writes as if he has been to ninth-century Wessex and back.”
—Wall Street Journal

Ratings and reviews

By far one of the best authors of historical fiction. I have read all his series and collect his hard copies. Bernard Cornwell, Conn Iggulden, Patrick O'Brian, and Mark Twain are my top picks...but I still have more books to conquer and more authors to praise.

book keeps crashing requiring me to uninstall it and reinstall it. lasts a few pages and problem repeats. followed all the suggested troubleshooting steps and no resolution. be nice to have a way to report problems like this.

Disappointed. Not worth $12. 280 pages? It'sjust the same stuff. Over and over. 10 books before Uhtred finally gets bebbanburg back. How long can you drag this story out? The first few books were great. The longer you try to drag out the story, the worse it gets. I guess the writer is worried more about making money. You could, at least, make it 500 pages for $12.

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.