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Flame Bearer by Bernard Cornwell (2016, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-100062562843
ISBN-139780062562845
eBay Product ID (ePID)220309457
Product Key Features
Book TitleFlame Bearer
Number of Pages480 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2016
TopicWar & Military, Action & Adventure, Historical
FeaturesLarge Type
GenreFiction
AuthorBernard Cornwell
Book SeriesSaxon Tales Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight18.2 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
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ReviewsOur hero is Uhtred, a good-hearted lout with a pleasantly sour disposition; he's like a 9th century Han Solo., Vivid, fast-paced.... Treachery and trickery mark the tenth volume in Cornwell's always exciting Saxon Tales., Vivid, fast-paced.... Treachery and trickery mark the tenth volume in Cornwell's always exciting 'Saxon Tales.', The battle description might well be Cornwell's best yet, which is saying something. Fans do not want to miss this episode., As with all his previous books Cornwell grabs your attention right off the bat. His masterful style pulls you right in., Another rollicking Saxon tale . . . . No lit-fic pretensions here: historical fiction rendered, with little expansion, via battles and royal intrigue and portraits of day-to-day life circa 1000 B.C.E., The final battle is one for the ages, bursting with gory detail and flush with savage death as the wolves of the shield wall smite his enemies., Bernard Cornwell ranks as the current alpha male of testosterone-enriched historical fiction.... Cornwell offers dramatic battle scenes with big swinging swords. There is also treachery, male bonding, plenty of historical nuggets and a skillful examination of the powerful role played by religion in the Dark Ages., "Another rollicking Saxon tale.... No lit-fic pretensions here: historical fiction rendered, with little expansion, via battles and royal intrigue and portraits of day-to-day life circa 1000 B.C.E." -- Kirkus "Vivid, fast-paced.... Treachery and trickery mark the tenth volume in Cornwell's always exciting Saxon Tales." -- Library Journal "Rousing...will not disappoint." -- Margaret Flanagan, Booklist "The final battle is one for the ages, bursting with gory detail and flush with savage death as the wolves of the shield wall smite his enemies." -- Lee Scott, Florida Times-Union "As with all his previous books Cornwell grabs your attention right off the bat. His masterful style pulls you right in." -- New York Journal of Books "Fascinating.... Blends historic fact with fiction seamlessly." -- Glen Seeber, The Oklahoman "The battle description might well be Cornwell's best yet, which is saying something. Fans do not want to miss this episode." -- Bookloons.com "Bernard Cornwell ranks as the current alpha male of testosterone-enriched historical fiction.... Cornwell offers dramatic battle scenes with big swinging swords. There is also treachery, male bonding, plenty of historical nuggets and a skillful examination of the powerful role played by religion in the Dark Ages." -- USA Today "The most prolific and successful historical novelist in the world today.... Mr. Cornwell writes as if he has been to ninth-century Wessex and back. . . . Much has changed since the ninth century, but some things, and some feelings, are timeless." -- Wall Street Journal "Our hero is Uhtred, a good-hearted lout with a pleasantly sour disposition; he's like a 9th century Han Solo." -- Time, Bernard Cornwell ranks as the current alpha male of testosterone-enriched historical fiction…. Cornwell offers dramatic battle scenes with big swinging swords. There is also treachery, male bonding, plenty of historical nuggets and a skillful examination of the powerful role played by religion in the Dark Ages., The most prolific and successful historical novelist in the world today.... Mr. Cornwell writes as if he has been to ninth-century Wessex and back. . . . Much has changed since the ninth century, but some things, and some feelings, are timeless., Another rollicking Saxon tale.... No lit-fic pretensions here: historical fiction rendered, with little expansion, via battles and royal intrigue and portraits of day-to-day life circa 1000 B.C.E.
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal823/.914
Edition DescriptionLarge Type / large print edition
SynopsisThe tenth installment of Bernard Cornwell's New York Times bestselling series 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. 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 take back the home his traitorous uncle stole from him so many years ago--and which his scheming cousin still occupies. But fate is inexorable, and the enemies Uhtred has made and the oaths he has sworn conspire to distract him from his dream of recapturing his home. New enemies enter into the fight for England's kingdoms: the redoubtable Constantin of Scotland seizes an opportunity for conquest and leads his armies south. Britain's precarious peace threatens to turn into a war of annihilation. Yet Uhtred is determined that nothing--neither the new adversaries nor the old foes who combine against him--will keep him from his birthright. "Historical novels stand or fall on detail, and Mr. Cornwell writes as if he has been to ninth-century Wessex and back."-- Wall Street Journal, The tenth installment of Bernard Cornwell's New York Times bestselling series 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. 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 take back the home his traitorous uncle stole from him so many years ago--and which his scheming cousin still occupies. But fate is inexorable, and the enemies Uhtred has made and the oaths he has sworn conspire to distract him from his dream of recapturing his home. New enemies enter into the fight for England's kingdoms: the redoubtable Constantin of Scotland seizes an opportunity for conquest and leads his armies south. Britain's precarious peace threatens to turn into a war of annihilation. Yet Uhtred is determined that nothing--neither the new adversaries nor the old foes who combine against him--will keep him from his birthright. "Historical novels stand or fall on detail, and Mr. Cornwell writes as if he has been to ninth-century Wessex and back." --Wall Street Journal
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- Nov 09, 2020
Flame Bearer Paperback
Another great story in the Saga of Uhtred. A guilty pleasure to read these fun books. Cant wait to see what they do with it on Netflix...Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Oct 19, 2017
Bernard Cornwell Books
I ahve them all and recommend them to any lover of Early European history, the Saxons, the Vikings and the beginning of the English crown.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
