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War Lord

The Last Kingdom Series, Book 13

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War Lord

By: Bernard Cornwell
Narrated by: Matt Bates
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The No.1 Sunday Times bestseller

IN THE FINAL RECKONING, CHOOSE YOUR SIDE CAREFULLY…

The epic conclusion to the globally bestselling historical series.

After years fighting to reclaim his rightful home, Uhtred of Bebbanburg has returned to Northumbria. With his loyal band of warriors and a new woman by his side, his household is secure – yet Uhtred is far from safe. Beyond the walls of his impregnable fortress, a battle for power rages.

To the south, King Æthelstan has unified the three kingdoms of Wessex, Mercia and East Anglia – and now eyes a bigger prize. To the north, King Constantine and other Scottish and Irish leaders seek to extend their borders and expand their dominion.

Caught in the eye of the storm is Uhtred. Threatened and bribed by all sides, he faces an impossible choice: stay out of the struggle, risking his freedom, or throw himself into the cauldron of war and the most terrible battle Britain has ever experienced. Only fate can decide the outcome.

The epic story of how England was made concludes in WAR LORD, the magnificent finale to the Last Kingdom series.

©2020 Bernard Cornwell (P)2020 HarperCollins Publishers Limited Action & Adventure Genre Fiction Historical Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Thriller & Suspense War & Military Fiction War Royalty Highlander

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Critic reviews

"Cornwell superfans should look out." (BBC History Magazine)

"England’s creation story finally comes to an epic conclusion." (History Revealed)
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Feels like the loss of a friend.
Exciting till the end
A really enjoyable series

Fabulous

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Sadly the 13th. and last of the Last Kingdom series by Bernard Cornwell. Loved everyone of them. Cornwell expertly weaves historical fact within his fiction. The characters are all well developed and Uthred and Finnan are like family. Really didn't want this saga to end. Thank you Bernard Cornwell and
the main narrators Jonathan Keeble and lately Matt Bates for over 150 hours of amazing audible entertainment. Would highly recommend this series to any lover of historical fiction. I will definitely be listening to them again. But first the Shardlake novels 😀

Last, Last Kingdom. 😥😥

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I've listened to all thirteen books and they are brilliant, although mostly fictional you really can picture an Uthred character running around England causing great slaughter.

Brilliant!!!

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absolutely superb series from start to finish. Great book! Great author! Great story! Great ending!

excellent end to an excellent series

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Wow I did not expect that it's sad to leave this series but such a satisfying end.

Amazing

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I've loved these books and so sad to have finished them. i have gpne through them twice.

so sad to finish such a wonderful series

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What to listen to next after such a fantastic series, started reading these years ago and listening to them again so how made it feel like a new experience

So good but caused me a headache

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I had an advance order for the print book when published and read it in two days. Fascinating.

I have all the books in the series.
Lately I've had eye problems and before and after some recent surgery I used the audio version to keep me amused and occupied as I could not see well enough to re-read the book.
I thoroughly enjoyed the audio version, and like the print version I "could not put it down".
Bernard Cornwell has a knack of blending historic events with fictional characters, to produce very engaging stories.

Wirral Archaeology - of which I am a member - welcomed BC to a day long series of events and a display of archaeological finds during 2019. BC's account of the battle is based on one of our theories on the possible battle site.
Finding conclusive proof of a battle that occurred over a thousand years ago is a huge and expensive task.
The search area is - very large.
We are only a small voluntary group, but punch way above our weight with help from many expert supporters.
A lot more investigative work is still needed to confirm - whether or not - the battle site has been found.
But things look... interesting 😉
Is Wirral "the birthplace of England"?
That has yet to be confirmed.

Congratulations to BC for another enthralling read. I hope he will be able to visit Wirral again.
What a story...
What a battle...!!!
What a tale is yet to be told...!

Wyrd biđ ful áræd

Great read, and a good audio reading.

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Enjoyed the whole series from the very 1st book with all being between 4 & 5 stars for me.

Brilliant series - shame it had to end

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Loved the story and sad to see that Utred's journey has come to a close.
If you've enjoyed the previous then you wont be disappointed , great battle scenes as usual.

Couldn't put it down.

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