Il signore della guerra

There is nothing I’d like to see more than Uhtred completely re-joining the Danes. I’d like to see him join forces with Ragnar Ragnarson. I’d like to see the two stood side by side in the shield wall. I’d like to see them smash Alfred’s forces and Uhtred plunge Serpents Breath into the heart of Wess Leggi tutto

This one really surprised me. I thought Uhtred was on his way to freedom but Norse Gods have something else set for him..

In The Burning Land, the fifth entry in The Saxon Stories, we follow the escapades of a 35 or 36-year-old Uhtred of Bebbanburg. He's still Alfred's oathman and has been residing in Lundune. The Danish warrior, and Uhtred's ex-servant Haesten is an everpresent nuisance, but in this novel, we are intr Leggi tutto

”“The gods are capricious, and I was about to amuse them. And Alfred was right. I was a fool.” The Mighty Thor Uhtred, Lord of Bebbanburg, is an enigma. He is a man without a country, not only because England doesn’t yet exist in the 9th century, but he is also a man without a home. His uncle too Leggi tutto

If reading this series doesn't make you wanna scream like this... http://ledzeppelin.alexreisner.com/so... ...then I just don't know what will! The Burning Land continues Bernard Cornwell's bloodthirsty, battle-heavy and viciously violent viking saga. England is still broken up into pieces. The Danes Leggi tutto

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Fast-paced and engaging, this series is still keeping its charm! „Wyrd bið ful ãræd.“ – „Fate is inexorable.“ I had a super long review written for this series but I deleted the document accidentally so let me share with you at least some major points to explain my reasons for loving this series s Leggi tutto

How satisfying it was for me when Uthred killed that phony priest and how disappointing that he didn't turn on Alfred and call the Danes to his banner: the success is almost guaranteed, but if there is a weakness in Uthred it's keeping his oaths even when the other parties break theirs ....

This is the fifth book in The Saxon Stories by Bernard Cornwell. I had listened to all of the previous books in the series in audiobook format. This is the first one that I read in print. I thought, before starting the book, that it would be dry because it was not being read by a narrator. But, I wa Leggi tutto

I am sad to report I can only give this one 3 Stars ...I really had high hopes for my return to the world of Uhtred of Bebbanburg and England of the late 9th Century. The good points: 1) no one does a better battle scene than Cornwell and the battles here are pretty good; 2) Cornwell really paints a Leggi tutto