Death of Kings LP: 6 (Saxon Tales) - Tapa blanda

"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

"Compelling."--Publishers Weekly

"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

"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

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

"Cornwell is adept at enveloping his fictional characters in British history. His use of geography, instruments of battle, strategy and ancient vocabulary is faultless....No knowledge of early British history or of his earlier Saxon volumes is necessary for a reader to enjoy his dexterous approach to historical fiction."--Dennis Lythgoe, BookPage

"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

"Robustly drawn characters and a keen appetite for bloodshed whip the reader along in a froth of excitement."--James Urquhart, Financial Times

"[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