Last Kingdom (Formerly Saxon Tales) The Burning Land, Book 5, (Paperback)

from dougwood57

The Burning Land is Cornwell's fifth book in the Saxon Chronicles that take place during the reign of the ninth century English king, Alfred the Great. The stories' protagonist is Uhtred of Bebbanburg, a warrior born in Northumbria, but raised as a Dane. The devout Christian Alfred is trying to c...

from pmtracy

The Burning Land by Bernard Cornwell is a work of historical fiction detailing the Saxon-Dane clashes during the Tenth Century over Northumbria and Wessex. I haven't read much in the genre of historical fiction before- if ever. However, I do read quite a bit of epic fantasy. I was surprised by ho...

from msaucier818

I had not read a book in this series in a few years, and I now regret waiting so long. I was sucked right back into the world and actions of Uthred and enjoyed this story very much. Cornwall's ability to mix history with fun adventure and exciting (if not unrealistic) characters is outstanding. L...

from thegeneral

A fine edition to the Saxon Series. However, as this is now the fifth book in this series the parallels between Uthred and Derfel Cadarn of the Warlord Chronicles are becoming all the more apparent. Those remain my favourite books that Cornwell has written to date and I would personally rather th...

from ragwaine

Cornwell weaves a compelling tale of shield walls, sieges, and the spread of christianity through the pagan lands. Definitely best to read the other books first before this one, I'm pretty sure it wouldn't be half as enjoyable without the background of the characters. I was really kind of hoping ...