The Last Kingdom (The Last Kingdom Series, Book 1)

Name: The Last Kingdom (The Last Kingdom Series, Book 1)
Rating: 4.568702220916748 (262 reviews)

Bernard Cornwell

Jul 2009 · The Last Kingdom Series Book 1 · HarperCollins UK

4.6

262 reviews

Ebook

352

Pages

About this ebook

*A brand new companion to the Last Kingdom series, Uhtred’s Feast, is available to pre-order now* Welcome to The Last Kingdom

Discover the first book in the epic, bestselling series that has gripped millions.

A hero will be forged from this broken land.

In a land torn apart by conflict, an orphan boy has come of age. Raised by the Vikings, deadly enemies of his own Saxon people, Uhtred is a fierce and skilled warrior who kneels to no-one.

Alfred – Saxon, king, man of god – fights to hold the throne of the only land still resisting the pagan northerners.

Uhtred and Alfred’s fates are tangled, soaked in blood and blackened by the flames of war. Together they will change history.

Ratings and reviews

4.6

262 reviews

Paul Edwardes

October 5, 2015

I don't normally like 1st person narration but Cornwell,s writing carries you along. This book reopened my interest in Anglo Saxon history especially Aethelflead who I first came across many years ago through a project at work. The description of the chaos caused by the Viking invasions is wonderfully described and the plot leaves you wanting more.

19 people found this review helpful

Mel Duffy

September 9, 2016

Eagerly awaiting the next one in the series. Love the nonle & genuine character Utred of Bebbanberg. Q captivatinh serious where history & fiction lovingly entwine with plenty of romance, betrayal, treachery, blood, gore & injustice. But everyone knows that in the end of a good page turner, the good guy always wins!

6 people found this review helpful

Sohon Roy

February 12, 2018

Not a single sentence is superflous. Educates you about the period throughout. Meticulous theoretical craftmanship glazed with all the shiny bits that are required for a sensational page turner; yet never overly exploitative of the vulgar and base.

9 people found this review helpful

About the author

Bernard Cornwell worked for BBC Television for seven years, mostly as a producer on the Nationwide programme, before taking charge of the Current Affairs department in Northern Ireland. In 1978 he became editor of Thames Television’s Thames at Six. Married to an American, he now lives in the United States.

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