Sword Song: The Battle for London
by Bernard Cornwell
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Author: Bernard CornwellEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2009-01-01
ISBN: 0061379743
Number of pages: 368
Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
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Book Review: Book 4 of the amazing Alfred The Great series.,
Summary: 5 Stars
I think out of all the Alfred books so far this is my favourite, as with the previous three Cornwell has created a vivid portrait of what it must have been like to live in the dark ages of Britain, the brutality of every day life, the constant warfare. As with all of Cornwell's books this is action packed and fast paced with battles and blood letting galore.
This story starts about three years after The Lord Of The North, Uhtred has settled, well as much as he could settle down, he has married the King of the Norths sister and they have a son and daughter together. This doesn't stop Uhtred from still seeking glory, if anything he is looking for more glory than ever, he raids Dane and Norse ships and sets traps for their raiding parties. Uhtred will have to work hard to survive while battling new threats and trying to stay alive while priests plot his downfall, he will also have to rescue a Princess from the very centre of a Norse town surrounded by thousands of warriors.
If you're a lover of action and adventure then this book and series are definitely for you.
Summary of Sword Song: The Battle for London
The year is 885, and England is at peace, divided between the Danish kingdom to the north and the Saxon kingdom of Wessex in the south. Warrior by instinct and Viking by nature, Uhtred, the dispossessed son of a Northumbrian lord, has land, a wife and children-and a duty to King Alfred to hold the frontier on the Thames. But a dead man has risen, and new Vikings have invaded the decayed Roman city of London with dreams of conquering Wessex . . . with Uhtred's help. Suddenly forced to weigh his oath to the king against the dangerous turning tide of shifting allegiances and deadly power struggles, Uhtred-Alfred's sharpest sword-must now make the choice that will determine England's future.
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