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The Pale Horseman by Bernard Cornwell (2006, Abridged, Compact Disc)
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Author: Bernard Cornwell
Publisher: Harperaudio
Publication Date: 2006-01-01
Series: Cornwell, Bernard (Spoken Word)
Language: English
Format: Audio
ISBN-10: 0060787481
ISBN-13: 9780060787486
Product ID: EPID47843020
Description: The adventures of Uhtred, an orphaned ninth-century Saxon warrior and reluctant vassal to King Alfred of Wessex, pick up right where the first volume of the series, THE LAST KINGDOM, left off. The pagan Uhtred must decide whether to mast...
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The astonishingly prolific Cornwell has penned another fine historical tale of adventure and intrigue, as fresh and lively as if it were his first, rather than his 44th novel. Cornwell keeps himself and his readership fully engaged by thoroughly researching each era about which he writes. For this, the second installment of his “Alfred the Great Series,” he mined the Anglo-Saxon Chronicles and other texts to provide a detailed and accurate context for his saga. Uhtred, a Saxon warrior raised by Danes, gives a no-holds-barred, first-person account of events culminating in the 878 A.D. Battle of Ethandun, in which a beleaguered, defeated Alfred of Wessex (later King Alfred the Great) rallies to repel Viking invaders and forge a united Britain. Uhtred is a pagan who believes that nothing matters except “ale, women, sod and reputation.” Alfred is a devout, even overzealous Christian. How Uhtred comes to champion Arthur’s almost hopeless cause provides the book’s substantial dramatic tension.
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Book 2 continues in good form. Eager for books 3 & 4!Review created: 07/12/07
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Uhtred, born a Northumbrian, raised a Dane, serving the king of Wessex against the Danes, some of whom who he has fought along side in his past. Such is the life of a 10th century warrior.
This book continues the SAXON CHRONICLES, following book one, "The Last Kingdom". Although I would recommend that anyone reading this should read the first book, I would not say that it is absolutely necessary; but why skip book one when the story is so good?
This book finds Uhtred, the rightful Ealdorman of a county that was taken from him when he was a boy and his father died. Uhtred was taken captive by the Danes (the Vikings) and raised by a Danish warrior named Ragnar. Uhtred grew with only two goals, to become a warrior like his adoptive father Ragnar, and to take back his land from his uncle who stole the territory when Uhtred's father died.
The entire story is actually used to tell the story of Alfred the Great, the king who saved what is now England, from the Danes who would have taken control of the entire island.
This is wonderful historical fiction and I highly recommend it to anyone that enjoyed Bernard Cornwell's ARTHUR or GRAIL TRILOGIES. Mr. Cornwell is a master storyteller, weaving historical facts with fictional characters to tell an interesting and educational tale about our oft forgotten past.
The middle ages, the dark ages, are my favorite historical period, and this captures that period beautifully; it is descriptive as needed, but not bogged down with trite details.
This, as was the first book, is wonderful. I am eager to begin book three, "Lords of the North" and know that I will be on pins-and-needles as I await the release of book four in the series, "Sword Song", which is due to be released in October 2007 in the UK and in January 2008 in the US.
This book continues the SAXON CHRONICLES, following book one, "The Last Kingdom". Although I would recommend that anyone reading this should read the first book, I would not say that it is absolutely necessary; but why skip book one when the story is so good?
This book finds Uhtred, the rightful Ealdorman of a county that was taken from him when he was a boy and his father died. Uhtred was taken captive by the Danes (the Vikings) and raised by a Danish warrior named Ragnar. Uhtred grew with only two goals, to become a warrior like his adoptive father Ragnar, and to take back his land from his uncle who stole the territory when Uhtred's father died.
The entire story is actually used to tell the story of Alfred the Great, the king who saved what is now England, from the Danes who would have taken control of the entire island.
This is wonderful historical fiction and I highly recommend it to anyone that enjoyed Bernard Cornwell's ARTHUR or GRAIL TRILOGIES. Mr. Cornwell is a master storyteller, weaving historical facts with fictional characters to tell an interesting and educational tale about our oft forgotten past.
The middle ages, the dark ages, are my favorite historical period, and this captures that period beautifully; it is descriptive as needed, but not bogged down with trite details.
This, as was the first book, is wonderful. I am eager to begin book three, "Lords of the North" and know that I will be on pins-and-needles as I await the release of book four in the series, "Sword Song", which is due to be released in October 2007 in the UK and in January 2008 in the US.
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