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The Lords of the North

The Last Kingdom Series, Book 3

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The Lords of the North

By: Bernard Cornwell
Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
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The third 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.

The year is 878 and the Vikings have been thrown out of Wessex. Uhtred, fresh from fighting for Alfred in the battle to free Wessex, travels north to seek revenge for his father's death, killed in a bloody raid by Uhtred's old enemy, renegade Danish lord, Kjartan.

While Kjartan lurks in his formidable stronghold of Dunholm, the north is overrun by chaos, rebellion and fear. Together with a small band of warriors, Uhtred plans his attack on his enemy, revenge fuelling his anger, resolute on bloody retribution. But, he finds himself betrayed and ends up on a desperate slave voyage to Iceland. Rescued by a remarkable alliance of old friends and enemies, he and his allies, together with Alfred the Great, are free to fight once more in a battle for power, glory and honour.

‘The Lords of the North’ is a tale of England's making, a powerful story of betrayal, struggle and romance, set in an England torn apart by turmoil and upheaval.

©2006 Bernard Cornwell (P)2014 HarperCollins Publishers Limited
Historical Literary Fiction Thriller & Suspense War & Military Fiction Royalty Emotionally Gripping Denmark Military Revenge Viking King
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Critic reviews

‘Beautifully crafted story-telling, complete with splendid set-piece battles and relentless derring-do, so gripping that it rarely stops to catch a breath. It demonstrates once again Cornwell’s enormous skill as a historical narrator. He would have graced Alfred’s court entertaining the guests with his stories.’
Daily Mail

‘Cornwell takes the spectres of ninth century history and puts flesh back on their bones. Here is Alfred's world restored – impeccably researched and illuminated with the colour and passion of a master storyteller.’
Justin Pollard, author of ‘Alfred the Great’

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Brilliantly Read

Fantastic book powerfully read.
The whole series is so so vividly written, bought vividly to life by Jonathan Keeble.

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Great installment in the series

A great book in the series. Loved it as an individual story but you can feel the series building stronger.

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Great story.

Non stop story line. Lots of fine characters. Only criticism is that the female characters voices were terrible and made it impossible to believe in them. Probably the best of the last kingdom I’ve listened to.

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Brilliant book

Superb book. Loved the plot and the stories twist and turns. Cant wait to get through the next one.

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So goog it now on TV

The story continues, the plot twists and turns, in this page turning story. Jonathan Keeble's narration is magnificent

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right kind of tension and drama

enough tension to keep you going, but can get a little confusing with all the similar names at times.

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Brilliant

Another exciting, well written book by Bernard Cornwell. Johnathan Keeble brings it to life with his awesome narration. Reading the series is a definite must.

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Fantastic read!!!

Another great book in a fantastic series. Highly recommended!!

Great narration and it makes putting the book down very difficult.

Well worth the read.

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Awesome!

These books are awesome. The stories are written so well and have such good pace. I struggle to find places to pause and put it down because it keeps pulling you through with excitement. The narration is also top notch, it really improves my experience of these books. I'll be straight onto the next in the series now!

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Wonderful story

The Lords of the North it’s a captivating story. It kept me enchanted and unable to move , waiting for the plot to unravel.
It’s a great novel for everyone.

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