War of the Wolf
A Novel
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- HUF4,290.00
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- HUF4,290.00
Publisher Description
Bernard Cornwell’s epic story of the making of England continues in this eleventh installment in the bestselling Saxon Tales series—"like Game of Thrones, but real" (The Observer)—the basis of the hit Netflix television series The Last Kingdom.
His blood is Saxon
His heart is Viking
His battleground is England
"Perhaps the greatest writer of historical adventure novels today" (Washington Post), Bernard Cornwell has dazzled and entertained readers and critics with his page-turning bestsellers. Of all his protagonists, however, none is as beloved as Uhtred of Bebbanburg.
And while Uhtred might have regained his family’s fortress, it seems that a peaceful life is not to be – as he is under threat from both an old enemy and a new foe. The old enemy comes from Wessex where a dynastic struggle will determine who will be the next king. And the new foe is Sköll, a Norseman, whose ambition is to be King of Northumbria and who leads a frightening army of wolf-warriors, men who fight half-crazed in the belief that they are indeed wolves. Uhtred, believing he is cursed, must fend off one enemy while he tries to destroy the other. In this new chapter of the Saxon Tales series—a rousing adventure of courage, treachery, duty, devotion, majesty, love and battle, as seen through the eyes of a warrior straddling two worlds—Uhtred returns to fight once again for the destiny of England.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Travel back to 10th-century England and experience the exciting political intrigue and bloody battles that are the hallmark of Bernard Cornwell’s Last Kingdom series. Eleven books into the epic, War of the Wolf follows Uhtred, a well-traveled warrior lord dealing with the invading Norse and with infighting in his homeland. Cornwell’s dense plot is lightened by Uhtred’s cunning, often-sardonic narration. If you haven’t read any of the other books (or watched Netflix’s sumptuous The Last Kingdom), don’t worry: You can start with this installment. Just be advised you’ll probably want to pick up more from the series once you’re done!
