![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() But fate has very different plans.īernard Cornwell's The Burning Land is an irresistible new chapter in his epic story of the birth of England and the legendary king who made it possible. Joining the Vikings, allied with his old friend Ragnar-and his old foe Haesten-Uhtred devises a strategy to invade and conquer Wessex itself. Bernard Cornwell’s The Burning Land is an irresistible new chapter in his epic story of the birth of England and the legendary king who made it possible. But the sweetness of Uhtred's victory is soured by tragedy, forcing him to break with the Saxon king. Joining the Vikings, allied with his old friend Ragnarand his old foe HaestenUhtred devises a strategy to invade and conquer Wessex itself. The fifth installment of Bernard Cornwell's New York Times bestselling Saxon Tales chronicling the epic saga of the making of England, "like Game of Thrones, but real" ( The Observer, London)-the basis for The Last Kingdom, the hit television series.Īt the end of the ninth century, with King Alfred of Wessex in ill health and his heir still an untested youth, it falls to Alfred's reluctant warlord Uhtred to outwit and outbattle the invading enemy Danes, led by the sword of savage warrior Harald Bloodhair. ![]() Publishers Description: The fifth novel in Bernard Cornwells epic. The exhilarating debut political thriller from beloved. Book and Jacket appear to have hardly been read and are both in As new condition throughout. Cornwell, Bernard The Burning Land: A Novel (Saxon Tales) The Burning Land by George Alagiah - paperback (9781786897947) published by Canongate 25 June 2020. ![]()
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