The Last Kingdom (The Last Kingdom Series, Book 1)

The first 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.

In a land torn apart by conflict, an orphan boy has come of age. Raised by the Vikings, deadly enemies of his own Saxon people, Uhtred is a fierce and skilled warrior who kneels to no-one.

Alfred – Saxon, king, man of god – fights to hold the throne of the only land still resisting the pagan northerners.

Uhtred and Alfred’s fates are tangled, soaked in blood and blackened by the flames of war. Together they will change history.

• An epic BBC TWO adaptation of The Last Kingdom is going to bring massive and widespread interest in Bernard’s staggering historical series and his hero Uhtred of Bebbanburg and recruit legions of new fans.

• From the producers who brought you DOWNTON ABBEY it will be a stellar series shown in the UK and BBC America.

• This is Bernard Cornwell at his best. Uhtred is the raw and conflicted hero who readers lock into and whose fate they must know.

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