Bernard Cornwell

The twelfth installment of Bernard Cornwell's New York Times bestselling series chronicling the epic saga of the making of England--"superior entertainment that is both engaging and enlightening" (Washington Post), and the basis for The Last Kingdom, the hit Netflix series. It is a time of political turmoil once more in the 10th century as the fading King Edward begins to lose control over his successors and their supporters. There are two potential heirs--possibly more--and doubt over whether the once separate states of Wessex and Mercia will hold together. Despite attempts at pulling him into the political fray, Uhtred of Bebbanburg cares solely about his beloved Northumbria and its continuing independence from southern control. But an oath is a strong, almost sacred commitment and such a promise had been exchanged between Uhtred and Aethelstan, his onetime companion in arms and now a potential king. Uhtred was tempted to ignore the demands of the oath and stay in his northern fastness, leaving the quarrelling Anglo-Saxons to sort out their own issues. But an attack on him by a leading supporter of one of the candidates and an unexpected appeal for help from another, drives Uhtred with a small band of warriors south, into the battle for kingship--and England's fate.

The No.1 Sunday Times bestseller IN THE FINAL RECKONING, CHOOSE YOUR SIDE CAREFULLY… The epic conclusion to the globally bestselling historical series. After years fighting to reclaim his rightful home, Uhtred of Bebbanburg has returned to Northumbria. With his loyal band of warriors and a new woman by his side, his household is secure – yet Uhtred is far from safe. Beyond the walls of his impregnable fortress, a battle for power rages. To the south, King Æthelstan has unified the three kingdoms of Wessex, Mercia and East Anglia – and now eyes a bigger prize. To the north, King Constantine and other Scottish and Irish leaders seek to extend their borders and expand their dominion. Caught in the eye of the storm is Uhtred. Threatened and bribed by all sides, he faces an impossible choice: stay out of the struggle, risking his freedom, or throw himself into the cauldron of war and the most terrible battle Britain has ever experienced. Only fate can decide the outcome. The epic story of how England was made concludes in WAR LORD, the magnificent finale to the Last Kingdom series. Perfect for fans of Simon Scarrow, Matthew Harffy and Ken Follett.

IN THE FINAL RECKONING, CHOOSE YOUR SIDE CAREFULLY... The No.1 Sunday Times bestseller and the epic conclusion to the globally bestselling historical series.

The first book in a brand new series, The Last Kingdom is set in England during the reign of King Alfred.

Ulvekrigen er 11. bok i serien om Uhtred, verdens beste vikingserie. Uhtred har vunnet tilbake borgen som har vært i familiens eie i århundrer, men trues nå fra alle kanter av både nye og gamle fiender. Det var ikke lenge Uhtred fikk nyte seieren. I Mercia er det et opprør på gang når kong Edward prøver å ta kontrollen. I Wessex strides rivaliserende parter om hvem som skal bli den neste kongen. Og over hele landet fortsetter invaderende vikinger sin uopphørlige jakt på nytt land. Uhtred, en legendarisk kriger, beundret og ettertraktet som alliert, fryktet som motstander, er igjen revet mellom sine to identiteter: Han slåss på det han mener er feil side, og forbannet av uhell og tragedie står han overfor en av sine mest formidable fiender. Det eneste som kan redde ham, er en stor porsjon kløkt, den største lojalitet og stort mot. I årevis har Uhtred vært revet mellom hedenskap og kristendom, mellom saksere og vikinger, mellom den verdenen han er født inn i og den nye verdenen som presser seg på. Men etter hvert som det nye får stadig større plass, øker presset på Uhtred som far, politiker og kriger.

*A brand new companion to the Last Kingdom series, Uhtred’s Feast, is available to pre-order now* An oath of loyalty. Two warring kings. A destiny he didn’t choose… England is in turmoil as Vikings and Saxons battle for territory. Rumours build about the fatal sickness of the King, and the country awaits an heir. A violent clash at sea forces the warrior lord Uhtred to lead his men from his Northumbrian fortress to London and plunge into the eye of the storm. For two kings claim the empty throne, and a new kingdom cannot be born without bloodshed. Uhtred’s sword will leave one king dead and the other victorious. But sometimes it is hard to know the will of the gods… ‘Nobody in the world does this better than Cornwell’ LEE CHILD

Vid örnarnas fäste ska tre kungar strida... Uhtred från Bebbanburg har intagit sitt barndomshem men får inte njuta segerns sötma länge. I Mercia jäser upproret då Kung Edward försöker ta kontroll. I Wessex kämparrivaliserande sidor om att utse sin nästa kung. Och än en gång hemsöks landet av norrmän i ändlös jakt på nya marker. Den våldsamme Sköll Grimmarsson är fastbesluten att erövra ett kungarike tillsammans med sina fruktade vargkrigare och han är beredd att slakta allt som kommer i hans väg för att uppnå sitt mål: att bli Kung Sköll av Northumbria. I årtionden har Uhtred stått i vägskälet mellanhedning och kristen, mellan saxare och viking, mellan den gamla värld han föddes i och den nya som formas runt honom. Men när förändringens vindar blåser ökar pressen på Uhtred som far, som politiker och som krigare, när han försöker rädda sitt älskade Northumbria från att falla i vikingahänder. Saxonsagan om krigaren Uhtred ligger till grund för tv-serien The Last Kingdom.

The twelfth installment of Bernard Cornwell's New York Times bestselling series chronicling the epic saga of the making of England--superior entertainment that is both engaging and enlightening" (Washington Post), and the basis for The Last Kingdom, the hit Netflix series. It is a time of political turmoil once more as the fading King Edward begins to lose control over his successors and their supporters. There are two potential heirs--possibly more--and doubt over whether the once separate states of Wessex and Mercia will hold together . Despite attempts at pulling him into the political fray, Uhtred of Bebbanburg cares solely about his beloved Northumbria and its continuing independence from southern control. But an oath is a strong, almost sacred commitment and such a promise had been exchanged between Uhtred and Aethelstan, his onetime companion in arms and now a potential king. Uhtred was tempted to ignore the demands of the oath and stay in his northern fastness, leaving the quarrelling Anglo-Saxons to sort out their own issues. But an attack on him by a leading supporter of one of the candidates and an unexpected appeal for help from another, drives Uhtred with a small band of warriors south, into the battle for kingship--and England's fate.

An oath of loyalty. Two warring kings. A destiny he didn’t choose… England is in turmoil as Vikings and Saxons battle for territory. Rumours build about the fatal sickness of the King, and the country awaits an heir. A violent clash at sea forces the warrior lord Uhtred to lead his men from his Northumbrian fortress to London and plunge into the eye of the storm. For two kings claim the empty throne, and a new kingdom cannot be born without bloodshed. Uhtred’s sword will leave one king dead and the other victorious. But sometimes it is hard to know the will of the gods… ‘Nobody in the world does this better than Cornwell’ LEE CHILD

Bernard Cornwell's epic story of the making of England continues in this eleventh installment in the bestselling Saxon Tales series--"like Game of Thrones, but real" (The Observer)--the basis of the hit Netflix television series The Last Kingdom. His blood is SaxonHis heart is VikingHis battleground is England"Perhaps the greatest writer of historical adventure novels today" (Washington Post), Bernard Cornwell has dazzled and entertained readers and critics with his page-turning bestsellers. Of all his protagonists, however, none is as beloved as Uhtred of Bebbanburg. And while Uhtred might have regained his family's fortress, it seems that a peaceful life is not to be - as he is under threat from both an old enemy and a new foe. The old enemy comes from Wessex where a dynastic struggle will determine who will be the next king. And the new foe is Sk ll, a Norseman, whose ambition is to be King of Northumbria and who leads a frightening army of wolf-warriors, men who fight half-crazed in the belief that they are indeed wolves. Uhtred, believing he is cursed, must fend off one enemy while he tries to destroy the other. In this new chapter of the Saxon Tales series--a rousing adventure of courage, treachery, duty, devotion, majesty, love and battle, as seen through the eyes of a warrior straddling two worlds--Uhtred returns to fight once again for the destiny of England.

Vid örnarnas fäste ska tre kungar strida... Uhtred från Bebbanburg har intagit sitt barndomshem men får inte njuta segerns sötma länge. I Mercia jäser upproret då Kung Edward försöker ta kontroll. I Wessex kämparrivaliserande sidor om att utse sin nästa kung. Och än en gång hemsöks landet av norrmän i ändlös jakt på nya marker. Den våldsamme Sköll Grimmarsson är fastbesluten att erövra ett kungarike tillsammans med sina fruktade vargkrigare och han är beredd att slakta allt som kommer i hans väg för att uppnå sitt mål: att bli Kung Sköll av Northumbria. I årtionden har Uhtred stått i vägskälet mellanhedning och kristen, mellan saxare och viking, mellan den gamla värld han föddes i och den nya som formas runt honom. Men när förändringens vindar blåser ökar pressen på Uhtred som far, som politiker och som krigare, när han försöker rädda sitt älskade Northumbria från att falla i vikingahänder. Saxonsagan om krigaren Uhtred ligger till grund för tv-serien The Last Kingdom.

Flammebæreren er 10. bok i serien om Uhtred, verdens beste vikingserie. Northumbrias vikinghersker, Sigtryggr, og Mercias saksiske dronning Aethelflaed har blitt enige om en våpenhvile. Endelig får Englands største kriger, Uhtred, muligheten til å vinne tilbake familieeiendommen Bebbanburg. Den stjal hans forræderiske onkel fra ham for mange år siden, og nå er det de slue fetterne hans som okkuperer den. Men skjebnen griper inn, og Uhtreds mange fiender og de troskapsedene han har sverget setter en stopper for drømmen om å gjenerobre Bebbanburg. Nye fiender strømmer inn i landet, flere kjemper for Englands kongedømme og nye kriger truer. Men Uhtred er fast bestemt på at denne gangen skal ikke noe stoppe ham: Han er den rettmessige lorden av Bebbanburg. Men han vil trenge alt han har lært gjennom et liv i krig for at drømmen skal gå i oppfyllelse.

AN EPIC NEW NOVEL FROM THE GLOBALLY BESTSELLING AUTHORIn the battle for power, two enemies will collide

*A brand new companion to the Last Kingdom series, Uhtred’s Feast, is available to pre-order now* The 11th book in the epic and bestselling series that has gripped millions. A hero will be forged from this broken land. As seen on Netflix and BBC around the world. Lord Uhtred of Bebbanburg knows that peace is far from reach. Though he has won the battle for his ancestral home, rebellion looms in Mercia and invading Norsemen appear at every turn. With the country in turmoil, Uhtred comes face-to-face with King Skoll, a violent Norseman leading an army of úlfheðinn, or wolf warriors, hellbent on seizing a kingdom – and killing any in his path. Surrounded and outnumbered by new enemies, Uhtred must call on all his skill and courage to survive, and prevent his beloved Northumbria from falling to the Viking hordes.

England befinder sig i en tilstand af skrøbelig fred. Northumbriens vikingehersker, kong Sigtryggr, og saksernes dronning Æthelflaed har sluttet våbenhvile. Så nu får Englands største kriger, Uhtred af Bebbanburg, endelig chancen for at generobre det hjem, hans svigefulde onkel stjal fra ham for mange år siden. Men en ny fjende melder sig på banen, da den frygtindgydende Constantin af Skotland går ind i kampen om England, og den usikre fred er i fare for at udvikle sig til en altudslettende krig. Ingen fjende, ny eller gammel, skal dog afholde Uthred fra at kæmpe for sit hjem. Han er herre af Bebbanburg og skyr ingen midler for at hævde sin fødselsret. Flammebæreren er den tiende bog i Bernard Cornwells serie 'Saksernes fortællinger'.

New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell makes a dramatic departure with this enthralling, action-packed standalone novel that tells the story of the first production of A Midsummer Night's Dream--as related by William Shakespeare's estranged younger brother. Lord, what fools these mortals be . . . In the heart of Elizabethan England, Richard Shakespeare dreams of a glittering career in one of the London playhouses, a world dominated by his older brother, William. But he is a penniless actor, making ends meet through a combination of a beautiful face, petty theft and a silver tongue. As William's star rises, Richard's onetime gratitude is souring and he is sorely tempted to abandon family loyalty. So when a priceless manuscript goes missing, suspicion falls upon Richard, forcing him onto a perilous path through a bawdy and frequently brutal London. Entangled in a high-stakes game of duplicity and betrayal which threatens not only his career and potential fortune, but also the lives of his fellow players, Richard has to call on all he has now learned from the brightest stages and the darkest alleyways of the city. To avoid the gallows, he must play the part of a lifetime . . . . Showcasing the superb storytelling skill that has won Bernard Cornwell international renown, Fools and Mortals is a richly portrayed tour de force that brings to life a vivid world of intricate stagecraft, fierce competition, and consuming ambition.