Saxon Tales The Pagan Lord Low Price CD, Book 7, (Audiobook)

from PhilSyphe

This seventh instalment of the Saxon Stories is set during AD 910. The tale is as usual narrated by the anti-hero of the piece, Lord Uhtred, a Saxon warrior now in his early fifties. His age makes no difference to his fighting prowess and his reputation as a great warlord continues to grow. Uhtre...

from kukulaj

OK, Cornwell is wonderfully consistently entertaining. The plot twists and turns. Somehow Uhtred survives, again and again. Of course, he's telling the story, so it's a bit obvious. But still Cornwell can keep us on the edges of our seats. I know folks who just can't get enough Cornwell. Maybe it...

from jamespurcell

Yet, another excellent book in a great series. Cornwell's ability to take a brief skein of history and to turn into a compelling story keeps him at the very forefront of the current author's of historical fiction. Uhtred continues to serve as the catalyst in the evolution of Saxon Britain into En...

from seanvk

Continuation of the 10th century series on the rise of Alfred of Wessex and his successor Edward. It is a part of the larger series known as "Saxon Tales" and centers around the character, Uhtred. Bernard Cornwell is a brilliant writer of historical fiction. His depiction of shield wall combat is...

from ConnieJo

This was pretty good! I didn't realize this was book 7 in a series when I started it (I picked it up during an Audible sale), and I couldn't actually tell while I was reading it, either. I suppose the political situation and Uhtred's various relationships with other characters would have been mar...