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War of the Wolf
The Last Kingdom Series (Book 11)
- Author
- Bernard Cornwell
- Narrator
- Matt Bates
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 4 October 2018
- Run Time
- 13 hours 22 minutes
- Format
- x-book®
What to expect
*A brand new companion to the Last Kingdom series, Uhtred’s Feast, is available to pre-order now*
The 11th book in the epic and bestselling series that has gripped millions.
A hero will be forged from this broken land.As seen on Netflix and BBC around the world.
Lord Uhtred of Bebbanburg knows that peace is far from reach. Though he has won the battle for his ancestral home, rebellion looms in Mercia and invading Norsemen appear at every turn.
With the country in turmoil, Uhtred comes face-to-face with King Skoll, a violent Norseman leading an army of úlfheðinn, or wolf warriors, hellbent on seizing a kingdom – and killing any in his path.
Surrounded and outnumbered by new enemies, Uhtred must call on all his skill and courage to survive, and prevent his beloved Northumbria from falling to the Viking hordes.
Critics Review
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Praise for WAR OF THE WOLF:
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‘Excellent … Cornwell is masterly’ THE TIMES
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‘There can surely be no better writer of historical dramas than Bernard Cornwell’ DAILY EXPRESS
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‘Brilliantly described … Cornwell’s many fans can only rejoice’ SUNDAY TIMES
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‘Tight plotting, vivid action … great’ INDEPENDENT
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‘Epic … thrilling’ COMPASS MAGAZINE
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Praise for Bernard Cornwell:
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'Strong narrative, vigourous action and striking characterisation, Cornwell remains king of the territory he has staked out as his own' SUNDAY TIMES
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‘Like Game of Thrones, but real’ OBSERVER
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'Blood, divided loyalties and thundering battles' THE TIMES
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'A violent, absorbing historical saga, deeply researched and thoroughly imagined' WASHINGTON POST
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‘The best battle scenes of any writer I’ve ever read, past or present. Cornwell really makes history come alive’ George R.R. Martin
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‘Cornwell draws a fascinating picture of England as it might have been before anything like England existed’ THE TIMES
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‘He’s called a master storyteller. Really he’s cleverer than that’ TELEGRAPH
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‘A reminder of just how good a writer he is’ SUNDAY TIMES
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‘Nobody in the world does this better than Cornwell’ Lee Child
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Details
- Author
- Bernard Cornwell
- Narrator
- Matt Bates
- Duration
- 13 hours 22 minutes
- Release Date
- 4 October 2018
- ISBN
- 9780008183882
- Format
- x-book®
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Adventure / action fiction, Historical fiction
Synopsis
*A brand new companion to the Last Kingdom series, Uhtred’s Feast, is available to pre-order now* The 11th book in the epic and bestselling series that has gripped millions. A hero will be forged from this broken land. As seen on Netflix and BBC around the world. Lord Uhtred of Bebbanburg knows that peace is far from reach. Though he has won the battle for his ancestral home, rebellion looms in Mercia and invading Norsemen appear at every turn. With the country in turmoil, Uhtred comes face-to-face with King Skoll, a violent Norseman leading an army of úlfheðinn, or wolf warriors, hellbent on seizing a kingdom – and killing any in his path. Surrounded and outnumbered by new enemies, Uhtred must call on all his skill and courage to survive, and prevent his beloved Northumbria from falling to the Viking hordes.
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