The Last Kingdom Series Books 1–8: The Last Kingdom, The Pale Horseman, The Lords of the North, Sword Song, The Burning Land, Death of Kings, The Pagan Lord, The Empty Throne

The Last Kingdom Series Books 1–8: The Last Kingdom, The Pale Horseman, The Lords of the North, Sword Song, The Burning Land, Death of Kings, The Pagan Lord, The Empty Throne
Bernard Cornwell

BBC2’s major Autumn 2015 TV series THE LAST KINGDOM is based on Bernard Cornwell’s bestselling novels on the making of England and the fate of his great hero, Uhtred of Bebbanburg. The first eight books in the series, now in one complete eBook for the first time.THE LAST KINGDOM, THE PALE HORSEMAN, THE LORDS OF THE NORTH, SWORD SONG, THE BURNING LAND, DEATH OF KINGS, THE PAGAN LORD, THE EMPTY THRONE.Uhtred, born into Saxon aristocracy in ninth-century Northumbria is orphaned at ten. He is captured and adopted by a Dane and taught the Viking ways. Yet Uhtred's fate is indissolubly bound up with Alfred, King of Wessex, who rules over the only English kingdom to survive the Danish assault.The Last Kingdom is an epic series from the master of historical fiction, that tells the tale of Alfred the Great, his descendants, and the Viking enemies they face. The struggle between the English and the Danes and the strife between Christianity and paganism is the background to this outstanding series of how England was made – and very nearly lost.

THE LAST KINGDOM SERIES

Books 1-8

BERNARD CORNWELL

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These novels are entirely works of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in them, while at times based on historical figures, are the work of the author’s imagination.

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The Last Kingdom first published in Great Britain by HarperCollinsPublishers 2004

The Pale Horseman first published in Great Britain by HarperCollinsPublishers 2005

The Lords of the North first published in Great Britain by HarperCollinsPublishers 2006

Sword Song first published in Great Britain by HarperCollinsPublishers 2007

The Burning Land first published in Great Britain by HarperCollinsPublishers 2009

Death of Kings first published in Great Britain by HarperCollinsPublishers 2011

The Pagan Lord first published in Great Britain by HarperCollinsPublishers 2013

The Empty Throne first published in Great Britain by HarperCollinsPublishers 2014

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Contents

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THE LAST KINGDOM (#u95913330-e2dc-5f63-9100-8911c7d233a7)

THE PALE HORSEMAN (#ucabafaeb-5e05-5ec3-ae95-3599982e74d8)

THE LORDS OF THE NORTH (#litres_trial_promo)

SWORD SONG (#litres_trial_promo)

THE BURNING LAND (#litres_trial_promo)

DEATH OF KINGS (#litres_trial_promo)

THE PAGAN LORD (#litres_trial_promo)

THE EMPTY THRONE (#litres_trial_promo)

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About the Author (#litres_trial_promo)

Also by Bernard Cornwell (#litres_trial_promo)

About the Publisher (#litres_trial_promo)

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THE LAST KINGDOM

BERNARD CORNWELL

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This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it, while at times based on historical figures, are the work of the author’s imagination.

HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd.

1 London Bridge Street