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Saxon stories (Bernard Cornwell) volume 1
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HISTORICAL FICTION. The first installment of Bernard Cornwell's 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, a major television series airing in Fall 2015. In the middle years of the ninth-century, the fierce Danes stormed onto British soil, hungry for spoils and conquest. Kingdom after kingdom fell to the ruthless invaders until but one...
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Uhtred is a Saxon, cheated of his inheritance and adrift in a world of fire, sword, and treachery. He has to make a choice: whether to fight for the Vikings, who raised him, or for King Alfred the Great of Wessex, who dislikes him. In the late ninth century, Wessex is the last English kingdom. The rest have fallen to the Danish Vikings, a story told in The Last Kingdom, the New York Times bestselling novel in which Uhtred's tale began. Now the Vikings...
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The third installment of Bernard Cornwell’sThe Observer, London)—the basis for The Last Kingdom, the hit television series.The year is 878. Uhtred, the dispossessed son of a Northumbrian lord, has helped the Saxons of Wessex defeat the invading Danes. Now, finally free of his allegiance to the victorious, ungrateful King Alfred, he is heading home to rescue his stepsister, a prisoner of Kjartan the Cruel in the formidable Danish stronghold of...
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The Danes of East Anglia and the Vikings of Northumbria are plotting the conquest of all Britain. When King Alfred's daughter pleads with Uhtred for help, he cannot refuse her request. In a desperate gamble, he takes command of a demoralized Mercian army, leading them in an unforgettable battle on a blood-soaked field beside the Thames.
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The fate of a young nation rests in the hands of a reluctant warrior in the thrilling sixth volume of the New York Times bestselling Saxon Tales series. Following the intrigue and action of The Burning Land and Sword Song, this latest chapter in Bernard Cornwell's epic saga of England is a gripping tale of divided loyalties and mounting chaos. At a crucial moment in time, as Alfred the Great lays dying, the fate of all--Angles, Saxons, and Vikings...
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"New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell returns to his epic Saxon Tales saga with The Pagan Lord, a dramatic story of divided loyalties, bloody battles, and the struggle to unite Britain. At the onset of the tenth century, England is in turmoil. Alfred the Great is dead and Edward his son reigns as king. Wessex survives but peace cannot hold: the Danes in the north, led by Viking Cnut Longsword, stand ready to invade and will never rest...
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A reclusive military specialist from the early 21st century, Cortland Addison travels three hundred and four years into the future with Sköll, his rescued wolf. To the United States government, his journey was designed to test a strange technology. To Cort, it was a way to finally escape a society he no longer wanted to participate in. Cort and Sköll arrive in the future to find themselves barricaded in a vast underground cavern filled with everything...
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Saxon stories (Bernard Cornwell) volume 8
Last kingdom volume 8
The Warrior Chronicles
Saxon tales volume 8
Last kingdom volume 8
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Saxon tales volume 8
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"Britain, early tenth century AD: a time of change. There are new raids by the Vikings from Ireland, and turmoil among the Saxons over the leadership of Mercia. A younger generation is taking over. AEthelred, the ruler of Mercia, is dying, leaving no legitimate heir. The West Saxons want their king, but Uhtred has long supported Athelflaed, sister to King Edward of Wessex and widow of Aethelred. Widely loved and respected, Athelflaed has all the...
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"With Britain in an uneasy state of peace, 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 he will need all the skills he has learned in a lifetime of war to make his dream come true."--
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A fragile peace reigns in Wessex, Mercia and East Anglia. King Alfred's son Edward and formidable daughter, Aethelflaed, rule the kingdoms. But all around the restless Northmen, eyeing the rich lands and wealthy churches, are mounting raids. Uhtred of Bebbanburg, the kingdoms' greatest warrior, controls northern Mercia from the strongly fortified city of Chester. But forces are gathering against him. Northmen allied to the Irish, led by the fierce...
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Uhtred of Bebbanburg has won back his ancestral home but, threatened from all sides by enemies both old and new, he doesn't have long to enjoy the victory. In Mercia, rebellion is in the air as King Edward tries to seize control. In Wessex, rival parties scramble to settle on the identity of the next king. And across the country invading Norsemen continue their relentless incursion, ever hungry for land. Uhtred finds himself once again torn between...
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"Uhtred of Bebbanburg is a man of his word. An oath bound him to King Alfred. An oath bound him to AEthelflAEd. And now an oath will wrench him away from the ancestral home he fought so hard to regain. For Uhtred has sworn that on King Edward's death, he will kill two men. And now Edward is dying. A violent attack drives Uhtred south with a small band of warriors, and headlong into the battle for kingship. Plunged into a world of shifting alliances...
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The song: Warrior Queen Chronicles by Pagan singer/songwriter, Kellianna
The books: The Warrior Queen Chronicles trilogy tells the life story of the Warrior Queen
Book One - Tapestry of Dark and Light: Young Kellianna dreams of finding true love, but her destiny is power. The Norns weave a tapestry of love and loss, but Llianna summons a God to make her own demands. Will she compel the Gods, or will she be forced to accept her fate as a child of prophecy?...
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"The final installment in Bernard Cornwell's bestselling Saxon Tales series, chronicling the epic story of the making of England. England is under attack. Chaos reigns. Northumbria, the last kingdom, is threatened by armies from all sides, by land and sea, and only one man stands in their way. Torn between loyalty and sworn oaths, the warrior king Lord Uhtred of Bebbanburg faces his greatest ever battle--and prepares for his ultimate fate"--
16) Warrior's Blood
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On Mars, Cort Addison, his eleventh great-granddaughter Kay, and his gray wolf Sköll seek only two things: the freedom of Kay's son Rand, imprisoned on Mars for a crime he didn't commit, and to be left alone. As they prepare their own colony on Mars, new enemies stand against Cort and his family. The ensuing conflict liberates Mars from Earth oversight and leads to the founding of an empire. But before it's over, the Ares Federation will lead humanity...
17) Warrior's Realm
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Facing both an unknown enemy that can turn planets into crystal and enemies within his own government, Cortland Addison must unite Earth to defend a coalition of planets it can never join.As Addison navigates the morality and justice that force him to kill billions, he also battles to protect the survivors of his own onslaught. Ultimately, personal mores and a sense of duty force him to assume his destined role as War Incarnate.Together with Bazal,...
18) Warrior's Wrath
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The living embodiment of war, Cort Addison is a twenty-first century warrior molding twenty-fourth century humanity into the spear that will protect the Ares Federation. When the Tapon, harboring a millennia-old grudge against Cort's alien allies, use force and subterfuge to take back their ancient homeworld, they cannot be prepared for the retribution Cort brings against their species. Any hope of peace is crushed when Cort learns a recently vanquished...
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Imagine a world where all living creatures, including humans, are genetically engineered for special purposes. Imagine a super-race of Warrior humans who are manufactured in cutting-edge laboratories deep inside the planet, where they are trained to use their unimaginable athletic capabilities in advanced martial arts and acrobatics. When they are ready, they are sold to the highest bidder, to be used to police humanity, spy on enemies, and ultimately...
20) Transformations
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In a new world filled with magic, super-human Warrior Anton Seven struggles to prove himself to his new friends-a Wizard, a village of small people called Primords, a Djinni, and a small Faerie-in an effort to justify his existence. After meeting another Warrior of his own origin, he is whisked off to another dimension only to encounter even more strange creatures. Confused and enamored with his new friend's trust, Anton begins to take charge as his...
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