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The Pale Horseman (The Last Kingdom Series, Band 2) - Hardcover

Buch 2 von 13: The Last Kingdom

Cornwell, Bernard

 
9780007149926: The Pale Horseman (The Last Kingdom Series, Band 2)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0007149921 ISBN 13: 9780007149926
Verlag: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, 2005

Inhaltsangabe

Enter the historical world of THE PALE HORSEMAN, a story of divided loyalties and desperate heroism, with a wonderful range of characters desperately striving to survive as the battle sweeps over them.

The compelling sequel to the bestselling THE LAST KINGDOM.

Uhtred, Northumbrian born, raised a Viking and now married to a Saxon, is already a formidable figure and warrior. But at twenty he is still arrogant, pagan and headstrong, so not a comfortable ally for the thoughtful, pious Alfred. But these two, with Alfred’s family and a few of Uhtred’s companions, are apparently all that remains of the Wessex leadership after a disastrous truce.

It is the lowest time for the Saxons. Defeated comprehensively by the Vikings who now occupy most of England, Alfred and his surviving followers retreat to the trackless marshlands of Somerset. There, forced to move restlessly to escape betrayal or detection, using the marsh mists for cover, they travel by small boats from one island to another, hoping that they can regroup and find some more strength and support.

They seek refuge in Athelney, a tidal swamp to which Alfred’s kingdom has shrunk. Uhtred finds himself torn between his Danish foster brother and the winning Vikings, and his growing respect for the stubborn leadership of Alfred. He must decide whether to rebuild the Saxons’ strength from his watery base and help them to take on the Vikings once more.

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Bernard Cornwell was born in London, raised in Essex and worked for the BBC for eleven years before meeting Judy, his American wife. Denied an American work permit he wrote a novel instead and has been writing ever since. He and Judy divide their time between Cape Cod and Charleston, South Carolina.

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Verlag
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Erscheinungsdatum
2005
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0007149921
ISBN 13 
9780007149926
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Auflage
1
Anzahl der Seiten
400
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