The sixth novel in Bernard Cornwell's epic and bestselling series on the making of England and the fate of his great hero, Uhtred of Bebbanburg.
Death of Kings is an outstanding novel by a master storyteller of how England was made - and very nearly lost..
But he knows that if he deserts the King's cause, Alfred's dream - and indeed the very future of the English nation - will very likely vanish.
Uhtred, the King's warrior, Viking born but Saxon bred, wants more than anything else to go and fight to reclaim his stolen Northumbrian inheritance.
The country Alfred has worked thirty years to build is about to disintegrate.
Rivals for his succession are poised to tear the kingdom apart.
Alfred, the great king, is said to be dying.
BBC2's major Autumn 2015 TV show THE LAST KINGDOM is based on the first two books in the series.
The sixth novel in Bernard Cornwell's epic and bestselling series on the making of England and the fate of his great hero, Uhtred of Bebbanburg
