The fate of a young nation rests in the hands of a reluctant warrior in the thrilling sixth volume of the New York Times bestselling Saxon Tales series. Following the intrigue and action of The Burning Land and Sword Song, this latest chapter in Bernard Cornwell's epic saga of England is a gripping tale of divided loyalties and mounting chaos. At a crucial moment in time, as Alfred the Great lays dying, the fate of all--Angles, Saxons, and Vikings...

From the day it was stolen from me I had dreamed of recapturing Bebbanburg. The great fort was built on a rock that was almost an island, it was massive, it could only be approached on land by a single narrow track--and it was mine. Britain is in a state of uneasy peace. Northumbria's Viking ruler, Sigtryggr, and Mercia's Saxon Queen Aethelflaed have agreed a truce. And so England's greatest warrior, Uhtred of Bebbanburg, at last has the chance to...

In ninth-century England, Viking chief Sigurd and his warriors, in order to receive great riches, set out to steal a holy manuscript from another kingdom and Osric, an orphan boy, decides to join these heathen warriors.

Britain, A.D. 451. Beautiful, headstrong, and defiant, Catlin Drusus possesses the strength and pride of her Celtic-born mother, though she has been reared amid her Roman father's wealth, and privilege. When Cailin's family is destroyed and their farmland seized, Cailin seeks refuge with her aging bitter grandfather, chieftain of the Dobunni. There, Cailin marries Wulf Ironfist, a Saxon of enormous strength and power, a gentle giant who opens the...

Raven, along with his beloved, Cynethryth, leads his Vikings up a winding river into the heart of the Frankish Empire, plunging them into a battle of men and faiths.

"It is 997 CE, the end of the Dark Ages. England is facing attacks from the Welsh in the west and the Vikings in the east ... In these turbulent times, three characters find their lives intertwined: A young boatbuilder's life is turned upside down when the only home he's ever known is raided by Vikings, forcing him and his family to move and start their lives anew in a small hamlet where he does not fit in. A Norman noblewoman marries for love, following...

"The Last Kingdom is one of the most successful historical fiction series of our time. The novels tell the epic story of the birth of England and introduces one of the greatest ever fictional heroes: the iconic Uhtred of Bebbanburg, the Saxon-born, Norse-raised warrior and rebel. In this ... compendium, Bernard Cornwell revisits Uhtred's realm, illuminating elements of the Anglo-Saxon world he couldn't fully explore in his novels. Uhtred's Feast offers...