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The Pagan Lord

By: Bernard Cornwell
Narrated by: Matt Bates
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The seventh book in the epic and bestselling series that has gripped millions.

A hero will be forged from this broken land.

As seen on Netflix and BBC around the world.

Alfred the Great is dead and Edward his son reigns as king. Wessex survives but peace cannot hold. The Danes in the north, led by Viking Cnut Longsword, stand ready to invade and will never rest until the emerald crown is theirs.

Uhtred, once Alfred’s great warrior but now out of favour with the new king, must lead a band of outcasts north to recapture his old family home, that great Northumbrian fortress, Bebbanburg.

Loyalties will be divided and men will fall, as every Saxon kingdom is drawn into the bloodiest battle yet with the Danes; a war which will decide the fate of every king, and the entire English nation.

 Action & Adventure Genre Fiction Historical Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Thriller & Suspense War & Military World Literature Royalty Fiction Exciting War
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Critic reviews

Praise for THE PAGAN LORD:
‘Bernard Cornwell is always in full command of his material and The Pagan Lord demonstrates his unobtrusive skills as a novelist… Cornwell provides his usual pleasures of a strong narrative, vigorous action and striking characterisation. Like some of his characters he remains king of the territory he has staked out as his own’ SUNDAY TIMES
Praise for Bernard Cornwell:
‘The best battle scenes of any writer I’ve ever read, past or present. Cornwell really makes history come alive’ George R.R. Martin
‘Cornwell draws a fascinating picture of England as it might have been before anything like England existed’ THE TIMES
‘He’s called a master storyteller. Really he’s cleverer than that’ TELEGRAPH
‘A reminder of just how good a writer he is’ SUNDAY TIMES
‘Nobody in the world does this better than Cornwell’ Lee Child
This is a magnificent and gory work' Daily Mail
'The historical blockbuster of the year' EVENING STANDARD
‘A runaway success’ OBSERVER
‘A master of storytelling’ SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
This is typical Cornwell, meticulously researched, massive in scope, brilliant in execution’ NEWS OF THE WORLD
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Where does The Pagan Lord rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

This is part of the overall saga and as such its hard to differentiate this from the rest of the series. On the whole the series is well paced, set in an interesting period of history of England.......well worth listening to the whole series. If you want to just listen to one book out of the series, you would be better off starting with the first book - the plot and characters rely on previous knowledge to get the best out of this book.

What about Matt Bates’s performance did you like?

The narrator is easy on the ear, although some of the character voices he produces seem to be out of context - for example Osfirth's voice seems almost "semi-detached" from what is going on (no sense of urgency when that might be required by the story).

Any additional comments?

Well worth investing the time and money / credit in this instalment.

Great Continuation of the Saga

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I picked up the audiobooks part way through the series and I admit I found it difficult to follow at first. I've read many books over the years and I like to adapt the intonation, voices and pronunciations of names in my own imagination. So to hear someone else take that on where it differs does grate a little at first. However this was particularly annoying to discover the change of narator for this book. I wish they wouldn't mess about with things like this, it just spoils the overall effect. Can you imagine swapping out Sean Bean for a few installments of Sharpe? I don't think so! I also found myself partly hearing the voice of the actor from the TV series now out. I may well return to just reading books. I like having my own library you can see, touch and smell.

Another great

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Felt like I was there in the shield wall. Great content well delivered by narrator

Fantastic book

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More stellar work from both author and narrator. Thoroughly immersive and enjoyable, looking forward to the next one!

Cornwell & Bates do it again

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This was another fantastic listen. I have to say the performance from Matt Bates was sublime! Great job!

Brilliant once again!

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