The Last Kingdom by Bernard Cornwell: Books 7-11 Collection 5 Books Set - Fiction - Paperback

Titles in This Set:

1. The Pagan Lord
2. The Empty Throne
3. Warriors of the Storm
4. The Flame Bearer
5. War of the Wolf

Description:

The Pagan Lord

Uhtred – sword of the Saxons, bane of the Vikings – has been declared outcast. Peace in Britain has given Uhtred time to cause trouble – for himself. Branded a pagan abomination by the church, he sails north. Despite suspecting that Viking leader Cnut Longsword will attack the Saxons again, Uhtred is heading for Bebbanburg, fearing that if he does not act now he will never reclaim his stolen birthright. Yet Uhtred’s fate is bound to the Saxons, to Aethelflaed, bright lady of Mercia, and to a dead king’s dream of England. Great battles must still be fought – and no man is better at that than Uhtred.

The Empty Throne

In the battle for power, there can be only one ruler. The ruler of Mercia is dying, leaving no apparent heir. His wife is a born leader, but no woman has ever ruled over an English kingdom. Without her greatest warrior, Uhtred of Bebbanburg, the empty throne leaves the kingdom exposed to rival West Saxons and the Vikings, who are on a bloody rampage once more. A hero is needed, one who can destroy the double threat to Mercia and ultimately decide the fate of a nation.

Warriors of the Storm

A fragile peace is about to be broken… King Alfred’s son Edward and formidable daughter, Æthelflaed, rule Wessex, Mercia, and East Anglia. But the restless Northmen are mounting raids. Uhtred of Bebbanburg controls northern Mercia from Chester, but forces are rising against him. Northmen allied to the Irish, led by the fierce warrior Ragnall Ivarson, are soon joined by the Northumbrians. Despite the threat, both Edward and Æthelflaed are reluctant to leave their fortifications. With Uhtred’s daughter married to Ivarson’s brother, who can be trusted?

The Flame Bearer

From the day it was stolen from me, I dreamed of recapturing Bebbanburg. The great fort, built on a rock that was almost an island, is mine. Britain is in a state of uneasy peace. Northumbria’s Viking ruler, Sigtryggr, and Mercia’s Saxon Queen Aethelflaed have agreed to a truce. Uhtred finally has the chance to take back his home, but fate is inexorable. New enemies enter the fight for England’s kingdoms, and Uhtred must navigate these challenges to reclaim his birthright.

War of the Wolf

Lord Uhtred of Bebbanburg knows that peace is far from reach. Though he has won the battle for his ancestral home, rebellion looms in Mercia and invading Norsemen appear at every turn. Uhtred faces King Skoll, a violent Norseman leading an army of úlfheðinn, or wolf warriors. Surrounded and outnumbered, Uhtred must call on all his skill and courage to survive and prevent Northumbria from falling to the Viking hordes.