Burning Land a Novel
The burning land
Bernard Cornwell.
- 1st U.S. ed.
- New York : HarperCollins, c2010.
- xiv, 336 p. : maps, geneal. table ; 24 cm.
- Warrior Chronicles . - Saxon tales .
Originally published: Great Britain : HarperCollins, 2009.
The Danes of East Anglia and the Vikings of Northumbria are plotting the conquest of all Britain. When King Alfred's daughter pleads with Uhtred for help, he cannot refuse her request. In a desperate gamble, he takes command of a demoralized Mercian army, leading them in an unforgettable battle on a blood-soaked field beside the Thames.