Saxon Tales Death of Kings, Book 6, (Paperback)

from JeffV

The year is 899, and Alfred the Great is on his deathbed. His favorite Danish-raised pit bull, Uhtred of Bebbanburg, is summoned to appear before the dying king. A broke lord who is the continued target of assassination attempts, Uhtred knows he will be asked to swear fealty to Alfred's son Edwar...

from john257hopper

This is the sixth novel in the Warrior Chronicles series featuring Uhtred of Bebbanburg. This is the novel where Alfred the Great dies and his son Edward (called the Elder) succeeds, but is rivalled by his cousin Ethelwold, son of Alfred's elder brother, King Ethelred. This gives an interesting h...

from PhilSyphe

This sixth instalment of the Saxon Stories is set from 898-902, covering the latter days of Alfred the Great and the early period of his son Edward's reign as King of Wessex. As usual, the tale is narrated by the anti-hero of the piece, Lord Uhtred, a Saxon warrior now in his forties. His age mak...

from bdtrump

Cornwell's Saxon Stories continues with Death of Kings, which discusses the death of Alfred the Great and the immediate aftermath of his vacancy. One of Cornwell's talents is to offer up conflicting feelings towards characters that make our protagonist's life more difficult, which is precisely th...

from ragwaine

Utred is back and this time he means business. Sorry I was talking about the summer blockbuster. Even though it was more of the same I felt this one was better than the last couple books in this series. Cornwell is a master of coming up with cool tricks that Utred can use to outsmart his enemies,...