Cornwell, Bernard
Empty throne a novel The empty throne Bernard Cornwell - First U.S. Edition. - New York Harper (an imprint of Harper Collins) 2015 - xiv, 296 pages map ; 24 cm. Hardback book with dust jacket - The Saxon tales Bk. 8 .
"Published in Great Britain in 2014 by HarperCollins Publishers"--Title page verso.
The eighth installment of Bernard Cornwell’s New York Times bestselling series 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.
Britain, early tenth century AD: a time of change. There are new raids by the Vikings from Ireland and turmoil among the Saxons over the leadership of Mercia. A younger generation is taking over.
Æthelred, the ruler of Mercia, is dying, leaving no legitimate heir. The West Saxons want their king, but Uhtred has long supported Æthelflaed, sister to King Edward of Wessex and widow of Æthelred. Widely loved and respected, Æthelflaed has all the makings of a leader—but could Saxon warriors ever accept a woman as their ruler? The stage is set for rivals to fight for the empty throne.
006225071X 9780062250711
2014052354
Alfred 849-899
Saxons
Vikings
Great Britain--History--Alfred, 871-899
Great Britain--History--Anglo-Saxon period, 449-1066
Northumbria (Kingdom)--History
Mercia (Kingdom)
Fiction-- Historical
Fiction--War & Military
Fiction--Action & Adventure
Cor 2
Empty throne a novel The empty throne Bernard Cornwell - First U.S. Edition. - New York Harper (an imprint of Harper Collins) 2015 - xiv, 296 pages map ; 24 cm. Hardback book with dust jacket - The Saxon tales Bk. 8 .
"Published in Great Britain in 2014 by HarperCollins Publishers"--Title page verso.
The eighth installment of Bernard Cornwell’s New York Times bestselling series 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.
Britain, early tenth century AD: a time of change. There are new raids by the Vikings from Ireland and turmoil among the Saxons over the leadership of Mercia. A younger generation is taking over.
Æthelred, the ruler of Mercia, is dying, leaving no legitimate heir. The West Saxons want their king, but Uhtred has long supported Æthelflaed, sister to King Edward of Wessex and widow of Æthelred. Widely loved and respected, Æthelflaed has all the makings of a leader—but could Saxon warriors ever accept a woman as their ruler? The stage is set for rivals to fight for the empty throne.
006225071X 9780062250711
2014052354
Alfred 849-899
Saxons
Vikings
Great Britain--History--Alfred, 871-899
Great Britain--History--Anglo-Saxon period, 449-1066
Northumbria (Kingdom)--History
Mercia (Kingdom)
Fiction-- Historical
Fiction--War & Military
Fiction--Action & Adventure
Cor 2