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Praise for ‘The Lords of the North’:
‘Beautifully crafted story-telling, complete with splendid set-piece battles and relentless derring-do, so gripping that it rarely stops to catch a breath. It demonstrates once again Cornwell’s enormous skill as a historical narrator. He would have graced Alfred’s court entertaining the guests with his stories.’
Daily Mail
‘Cornwell takes the spectres of ninth century history and puts flesh back on their bones. Here is Alfred's world restored – impeccably researched and illuminated with the colour and passion of a master storyteller.’
Justin Pollard, author of ‘Alfred the Great’
Praise for Bernard Cornwell:
'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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In a clash of heroes, a kingdom is born
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52 of 53 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
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!
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!
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Uhtred decides to return North in an attempt to reclaim his land. Whilst there he meets a young slave who claims to be the king of Cumbria. Uhtred is able to release the slave from his sworn enemy Sven and by doing so he unleashes a path that will see him become rich, become enslaved and have to fight hounds from hell.
'The Lords of the North' is the third in Cornwell's books about Uhtred and it looks like this may be his next long running series to replace Sharpe. I was not too impressed with the first two books in the series as it felt like all of Cornwell's previous books, not adding anything of interest. However, this third title has finally seen Uhtred hit his stride. We know enough about him to make him an interesting and fully realised character and his motives finally begin to make sense.
Cornwell is very adept at writing rip roaring adventures and that is the case here. The story goes in improbable and ridiculous directions, but you forgive Cornwell because it is so much fun to read. Also the bad guys are fantastic as usual. Uhtred has managed to make several enemies over the past few books and their resentments are finally coming to fruition. I look forward to the next in the series and hope that Cornwell keeps the action packed feel of this book rather than the cliché ridden, by numbers, style of the previous two.
'The Lords of the North' is the third in Cornwell's books about Uhtred and it looks like this may be his next long running series to replace Sharpe. I was not too impressed with the first two books in the series as it felt like all of Cornwell's previous books, not adding anything of interest. However, this third title has finally seen Uhtred hit his stride. We know enough about him to make him an interesting and fully realised character and his motives finally begin to make sense.
Cornwell is very adept at writing rip roaring adventures and that is the case here. The story goes in improbable and ridiculous directions, but you forgive Cornwell because it is so much fun to read. Also the bad guys are fantastic as usual. Uhtred has managed to make several enemies over the past few books and their resentments are finally coming to fruition. I look forward to the next in the series and hope that Cornwell keeps the action packed feel of this book rather than the cliché ridden, by numbers, style of the previous two.
16 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
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.
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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The Lords of the North
Cornwell's Saxon series stands on it's own, but Richard Armitage's reading brings even greater life and intensity to brilliant characters.
Published 11 days ago by dee2
Great 3rd part of the saga
Have been enthralled with this story since the first page of the first book. It's even closer to home as I lived in the shadow of King Alfred's statue and attended King Alfred's... Read more
Published 23 days ago by Andy Mcg
continues series well.
I liked this story in the continuing Alfred the Great saga. Lots of great action sequences and battles. Read more
Published 1 month ago by K. Farrow
blip in the series
The third book was once again well written and narrated, however it was not as good as the previous two book, mainly it irked me by the "sorcery" in he book with far too much... Read more
Published 4 months ago by SShah
The Lords of the North
Bernard Cornwells book titled 'the lords of the north' is an excellent read with a great insight into the historical facts of saxon Britain.
Published 6 months ago by william
Perhaps the best in the series
Bernard Cornwell's Alfred the Great series really form one long novel, though they are self-contained stories that are also readable separately. Read more
Published 8 months ago by reader 451
Great book
This a well thought out book with loads of useful, enlightening and interesting historical data encapsualted into an entertaining story - my main point for reading. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Mr. S. Oconnor
Brilliant. Cornwell does it again
Once again Cornwell had me spellbound with this book. One can often get tired when reading a series, but not this one. Read more
Published 13 months ago by jakczek
The story continues.
In Lords Of The North, Uhtred finds himself in the north of England, fighting his old enemy, Kjartan, whose army rules that part of the country. Read more
Published 13 months ago by J.Flood
Murder and mayhem abounding
This is the third in the series that follows the fortunes of Uhtred. By now, it is 878 and Alfred has won the Battle of Edington which should have put paid to the Danes once and... Read more
Published 13 months ago by Keen Reader
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