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The Lords of the North (Alfred the Great 3) (Hardcover)

by Bernard Cornwell (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 366 pages
  • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd (22 May 2006)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0007219687
  • ISBN-13: 978-0007219681
  • Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 16 x 3.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (45 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 111,596 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'Bernard Cornwell is a literary miracle. Year after year, hail, rain, snow, war and political upheavals fail to prevent him from producing the most entertaining and readable historical novels of his generation.' Daily Mail 'Cornwell's narration is quite masterly and supremely well-researched.' Observer


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Enter a world where bloody battles, and heroic deeds combine in the historic struggle to unite Britain in the face of a common enemy. The third installment in Bernard Cornwell's "King Alfred" series, follows on from the outstanding previous novels "The Last Kingdom" and "The Pale Horseman". The year is 878 and Wessex is free from the Vikings. Uhtred, the dispossessed son of a Northumbrian lord, helped Alfred win that victory, but now he is disgusted by Alfred's lack of generosity and repelled by the king's insistent piety. He flees Wessex, going back north to seek revenge for the killing of his foster father and to rescue his stepsister, captured in the same raid. He needs to find his old enemy, Kjartan, a renegade Danish lord who lurks in the formidable stronghold of Dunholm. Uhtred arrives in the north to discover rebellion, chaos and fear. His only ally is Hild, a West Saxon nun fleeing her calling, and his best hope is his sword, with which he has made a formidable reputation as a warrior. He will need the assistance of other warriors if he is to attack Dunholm and he finds Guthred, a slave who believes he is a king. He takes him across the Pennines to where a desperate alliance of fanatical Christians and beleaguered Danes form a new army to confront the terrible Viking lords who rule Northumbria. "The Lords of the North" is a powerful story of betrayal, romance and struggle, set in an England of turmoil, upheaval and glory. Uhtred, a Northumbrian raised as a Viking, a man without lands, a warrior without a country, has become a splendid heroic figure.
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44 of 47 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars This series gets better and better..., 28 May 2006
By Iceni Peasant (Norfolk, England) - See all my reviews
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This was a highly enjoyable, and FAST read! An excellent page turner and plenty of fascinating real history woven into the story of Uhtred during the reign of King Alfred in late 9th Century Britain.

The story starts a few months after the end of "The Pale Horseman"(book 2), after the dust has settled from the battle of Ethandun. Although Uhtred was something of a battle-winning hero at the end of the last book, he wasn't given much of a reward from Alfred, so again he finds himself wanting to desert the king and makes his way north again, with the hope of winning back his rightful family home of Bebbanburg.

Of course things are never that simple, and the author has created a wonderful series of plots, and sub-plots with the introduction of several new characters...including a slave that becomes a king and that man's sister Gisela, who seems deeply linked to Uhtred. Again Uhtred is forced to take actions that lead him away from his real goal. There are betrayals, skirmishes and surprises all the way through the book, with ultimately Uhtred's fate still bringing him back to Alfred!

Uhtred's main companion at the start of the book is the ex-nun Hild, and she has a remarkable story in the background of the book, and as a reader you have to smile at how it turns out. There are some excellent returns of characters, from Ragnar and Father Beocca, to Kjartan and his son Sven.

If you liked the first two books in this series, you'll love this third one. This series gets better and better, giving the reader a real sense of the atmosphere and culture of the 9th Century and the factions of Danes and Saxons, and pagan versus Christian. I truly believe this series is Bernard Cornwell's best work so far!
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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars lords of the north part 3 of this series, 24 May 2006
By Mr. T. Gibson "thomasg624" (york uk) - See all my reviews
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Mr. Cornwell has done it again with this third book in his alfred series. I couldn't put this down. These are the first of his books I have read and I find myself looking forward to each installment with anticipation. This book again weaves historical fact with fiction most effectively so much so that the edges between the two are blurred as one enters the world of Utred. The political intigue, as this central character is manipulated by those in power around him including a slave who becomes King because of Utreds actions creates a powerful picture of what life may have been like (more likely than not I would think)1000 years ago. treachery and betrayal play there part as utred begins to accept what fate has in store for him despite his better judgement. A nice touch is that these are supposedly the characters recolections but the skill of the story teller still leaves one wondering whether our hero will make it. Like a saga of the period the story twists and turns around daring do and the pits of dispair with skill. The violence is there however although graphic at times not unnecessarily so but of it's period and serves it's purpose in what is a war story. Although that is not all it is.
The story is faster moving than the pale horseman as utred travels north then abroad then to wessex to end up in the north again. Familiar characters reappear together with new ones as vengeance is sought.
All in all I am now left waiting in anticipation for the next instalment of this brilliant series set in one of my favourite periods of the history of britain. There is just enough fact to intrigue the historian in me with the fiction providing the meat on the historical bones.
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17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars He's done it again and again and again.., 30 May 2006
By Dazzla (London) - See all my reviews
Another superb historical journey into an era so little thought of and yet Barnard Cornwall shows such a great ability to blend research and reality with a great plot and superb turn of phrase. His characterisation is rich, description of both land, action and person strong and the plot always compelling.

Another recommendation for this, the third part of his Dane vs Saxon series. Please don't stop Bernard, this is a great addition to your portfolio and I long for the next installment (and many more to come).

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5.0 out of 5 stars This series just keeps getting better and better.
This is a great series that just keeps getting better and better! The Lords Of The North is the third book in the Alfred the Great series and is every bit as good as the previous... Read more
Published 8 months ago by B.K.Price

5.0 out of 5 stars Cornwell continues his excellent form in this latest addition to the Warlord Chronicles
Bernard Cornwell is most famously known for his `Sharpe' series which was successfully dramatised with a youthful Sean Bean in the 1990's. Read more
Published 9 months ago by N. M. White

4.0 out of 5 stars Historical fiction brought to life
Having read all the Sharpe novels I was looking forward to this and I was not disappointed. Bernard Cornwell has an unnerring ability of making history fun. Read more
Published 11 months ago by S. D. Beech

3.0 out of 5 stars Great story but not the best performance
I've listened to all of Bernard Cornwell's Saxon series in audiobook format (and read them in hardcover, too) and this is an OK version of book 3. Read more
Published 11 months ago by cwooden

5.0 out of 5 stars Revenge is sweet
The 3rd in this excellent Cornwell series sees our confused hero Uhtred finally get his chance at revenge. Read more
Published 12 months ago by chuckles

3.0 out of 5 stars Sharpe dressed as a Saxon
When I started this series it was with the hope that it would be another trilogy like Cornwell's Wonderful Arthurian trilogy. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Mr. A. I. Harrison

3.0 out of 5 stars Starting to get repetative
I loved the first two books, having read them in order one after the other for a couple of weeks now, and in particular found The Pale Horsemen especially worthy of praise... Read more
Published 18 months ago by Mb Cunliffe

5.0 out of 5 stars The Epic Tale Continues..............
If you have read and enjoyed the first two books in the series (The Last Kingdom, and The Pale Horseman) then you will love this too as it is just as good. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Mr England

4.0 out of 5 stars Lords of the North is the third book in the Saxon Stories
Cornwell promises that more - perhaps many more - are in the offing. As is almost obligatory, let me acknowldge that I am a big Cornwell fan - I've read many of the Sharpe books,... Read more
Published 23 months ago by Douglas Wood

3.0 out of 5 stars Moves along like the others
More of the same really. The pace moves along quite quickly and this passes the time when one wants a less demanding read. Read more
Published 23 months ago by John Hopper

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