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  • War Lord

  • The Last Kingdom Series, Book 13
  • By: Bernard Cornwell
  • Narrated by: Matt Bates
  • Length: 13 hrs and 21 mins
  • 4.9 out of 5 stars (1,315 ratings)

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War Lord

By: Bernard Cornwell
Narrated by: Matt Bates
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Summary

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
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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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Great read, and a good audio reading.

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

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Brilliant series - shame it had to end

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

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Couldn't put it down.

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.

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this is England

and so our story ends, or begins for the new country. written with all the action and history as book 1 (my fav) yrs ago, simply the master author in his genre. uthred defends bebbenburg against Christian and pagan with Christian and pagan, a point we should all be aware of, friends and loyalty are more important than the god you might worship, sad as characters we've come to know fall in battle, but this IS now England.

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fitting end

loved it, it was predictable, but the historical back drop was great and it shone a light on an era I had no idea about.

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Wonderful

I have enjoyed this saga for years and read every book as it was published, some in print and many through audible. Cornwell is a great storyteller and the narrator is superb. He brings out the humour and does varied accents.

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Exceptional Series

I’ve enjoyed and learned so much about the origin of English history - all I knew before was that King Alfred burned some cakes. Warlord is a wonderful ending to this 13 year epic series. Highly recommended.

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What to do now!

This series has been such a wonderful listen utred and finnan have been there for years now and I truly don’t quite know what will replace them, thier adventures or thier battles. I have learned more about the establishment of England through this series than any history lessons taken at school, and have enjoyed every minute of the audio and the books. Thank you

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Fabulous

Feels like the loss of a friend.
Exciting till the end
A really enjoyable series

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Last, Last Kingdom. 😥😥

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 😀

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