Death of Kings: 6 (Last Kingdom (Formerly Saxon Tales)) - Tapa blanda

"As expected, the warfare is ferociously bloody, the sacrilege pointedly barbed, and the story expertly paced. Heck, we'd even extol Uhtred's budding spells of sober reflection about life and love--if we weren't certain he'd slice an ear off for saying so."--Entertainment Weekly for Sword Song

"Compelling."--Publishers Weekly

"Gripping. . . . Mr. Cornwell's 'Saxon Stories' subvert myths of national origin as few would dare. They are 'unofficial histories'--and all the more realistic for that."--Tom Shippey, Wall Street Journal

"Bernard Cornwell does the best battle scenes of any writer I've ever read, past or present."--George R. R. Martin

"History comes alive."--Boston Globe

"[Cornwell] writes morally complicated and intricate stories, and he's won a following not just among readers but also among fellow writers."--Gregory Cowles, New York Times Book Review

"[Cornwell] has been described as a master of historical fiction, but that may be an understatement. Cornwell makes his subject material come alive. Better, his major protagonist is totally believable and human."--Robert Conroy, Library Journal

"Cornwell tells Alfred's story with wit, intelligence and absolute narrative authority.... Cornwell remains in full control of this colorful, violent material, and his steadily deepening portrait of Alfred's nascent England continues to enthrall."--Washington Post Book World for Sword Song

"Bernard Cornwell ranks as the current alpha male of testosterone-enriched historical fiction."--Dierdre Donahue, USA Today

"Likely to appeal to anyone who has enjoyed George R. R. Martin's Game of Thrones series....Cornwell is a master of historical fiction."--Christian DuChateau, CNN

The story of Saxon claimants to the throne during the forming of England at the end of the ninth century continues as Alfred the Great lays dying and the fate of the Angles, Saxons, and Vikings hangs in the balance.