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Death of Kings

The Last Kingdom, Book 6

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Death of Kings

By: Bernard Cornwell
Narrated by: Matt Bates
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The master of historical fiction presents the iconic story of King Alfred and the making of a nation.

As the ninth century wanes, England appears about to be plunged into chaos once more. For the Viking-raised but Saxon-born warrior, Uhtred, whose life seems to shadow the making of England, this presents him with difficult choices.

King Alfred is dying and his passing threatens the island of Britain to renewed warfare. Alfred wants his son, Edward, to succeed him but there are other Saxon claimants to the throne as well as ambitious pagan Vikings to the north.

Uhtred‘s loyalty – and his vows – were to Alfred, not to his son, and despite his long years of service to Alfred, he is still not committed to the Saxon cause. His own desire is to reclaim his long lost lands and castle to the north. But the challenge to him, as the king’s warrior, is that he knows that he will either be the means of making Alfred’s dream of a united and Christian England come to pass or be responsible for condemning it to oblivion.

This novel is a dramatic story of the power of tribal commitment and the terrible difficulties of divided loyalties.

This is the making of England magnificently brought to life by the master of historical fiction.

©2019 Bernard Cornwell (P)2019 HarperCollins Publishers Limited Action & Adventure Genre Fiction Historical Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Thriller & Suspense War & Military World Literature Fiction Royalty Exciting England Military Viking
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Totally engrossed in the series. I find even though I want it to last, I am listening to it in my spare time, it is so good.
I loved the early narration by J Keeble but also enjoy Matt Baker’s performance.
Not sure how Bernard Cornwall creates such wonderful stories each novel and depicts the battle scenes with such skill, but each novel in the series is very enjoyable and rewarding.

Compelling storytelling

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Like many others, I'm not a great fan of the Narrator. For example, his attempt at an Irish accent sounds more like an American.

Great Story

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A great story, there is a feeling of it being drawn out at times but the flow picks back up and pulls you into the shield wall with Utred and the others.

always great stories

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Still very engaging with great character development. Matt Bates is great and his Irish accent has definitely improved. Highly recommend and will continue.

The story continues

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Once again, the story carries you through to the end with full battle descriptions. Can't wait for the next one.

MY FAVOURITE SERIES

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