The Last Kingdom
Bernard Cornwell
HarperCollins
<p>The second installment of Bernard Cornwell's New York Times bestselling series chronicling the epic saga of the making of England, "like Game of Thrones, but real" (The Observer, London)&#8212;the basis for The Last Kingdom, the hit television series.</p><p>As the last unvanquished piece of England, Wessex is eyed hungrily by the fearsome Viking conquerors. Uhtred, a dispossessed young nobleman, is tied to the imperiled land by birth and marriage but was raised by the Danish invaders&#8212;and he questions where his allegiance must lie. But blood is his destiny, and when the overwhelming Viking horde attacks out of a wintry darkness, Uhtred must put aside all hatred and distrust and stand beside his embattled country's staunch defender&#8212;the fugitive King Alfred. </p><p>The Pale Horseman is a gripping, monumental adventure that gives breathtaking life to one of the most important epochs in English history&#8212;yet another masterwork from...</p>