The fifth installment of Bernard Cornwell\'s New York Times bestselling Saxon Tales 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. .
In The Burning Land, Bernard Cornwell, -the reigning king of historical fiction- (USA Today), delivers a rousing saga of Anglo-Saxon England-an irresistible new chapter in his thrilling Saxon Tales, the epic story of the birth of EngLand and the legendary king who made it possible.. .
But fate has different plans .
Allied with his old friend Ragnar-and his old foe Haesten-he aims to invade and conquer Wessex itself.
Instead, he will reclaim his ancestral fortress on the Northumbrian coast.
Breaking with Alfred, he joins the Vikings, swearing never again to serve the Saxon king.
For Uhtred, the sweetness of victory is soon overshadowed by tragedy.
But Uhtred, Alfred\'s reluctant warlord, proves his worth, outwitting Harald and handing the Vikings one of their greatest defeats.
Led by the sword of savage warrior Harald Bloodhair, the Viking hordes attack.
His enemy, the Danes, having failed to conquer Wessex, now see their chance for victory.
At the end of the ninth century, King Alfred of Wessex is in ill health; his heir, an untested youth.
The fifth installment of Bernard Cornwell\'s New York Times bestselling Saxon Tales 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
