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CORNWELL**, BERNARD: : SWORD SONG. [4th title of The Saxon Stories series.]

LONDON.HARPERCOLLINS,2007.

ISBN 9780007219711.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE+/NFINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean colour pictorial artwork by Larry Rostant,illustrated dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Head of spine/backstrip minisculely bumped with reciprocal creasing.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,solid and sound,near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - an unread example? Bright, crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original, plain,black cloth boards with bright,crisp, blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip,and immaculate grey illustrated endpapers.UK,8vo HB+ dw/dj,1st edn,3-318pp [paginated] includes prologue,Pts 1-3,historical note; plus [unpaginated] duplicated endpaper illustrated free pages,half-title page,3pp glossary of place names,title page,a dedication,contents list/ table,a double-page b/w map with inset,b/w line vignette illustrated Prologue separator page, similar Pts 1-3 and Historical note separator pages,and 4pp blanks at rear. The fourth of Cornwell's acclaimed 'Uhtred' series about the Anglo Saxon kingdoms,Alfred the Great,and the battles to repel the Danish invaders. THE LAST KINGDOM series is an historical novel series about the birth of England in the 9th & 10th Centuries. The protagonist of the series is Uhtred of Bebbanburg,born to a Saxon lord in Northumbria. He is captured as a child and adopted by a Danish warlord.The name of the fictional protagonist comes from the historical Uhtred the Bold,and Cornwell is a descendant of this family. The story begins with the conquest of all but one of the major Saxon kingdoms by the Danes, with Wessex,the last kingdom,nearly overrun. Alfred the Great,King of Wessex,rallies his forces and begins the long struggle to fulfill his ambition of uniting all English speakers in one realm.Uhtred,despite his inclinations otherwise,repeatedly fights and schemes to bring about Alfred's dream over the course of a long life. The year is 885 and England is at peace, divided between the Danish kingdom to the north and the Saxon kingdom of Wessex in the south. Uhtred,the dispossessed son of a Northumbrian lord,warrior by instinct,Viking by nature, appears to have settled down. He has land,a wife,two children and a duty given him by Alfred to hold the frontier on the Thames.But trouble stirs,a dead man has risen and new Vikings have arrived to occupy London. Their dream is to conquer Wessex,and to do it they need Uhtred's help. Alfred has other ideas.He wants Uhtred to expel the Viking raiders from London.It is a dangerous time and Uhtred must decide how much his oath binds him to the king. Other storm clouds are gathering. AEthelflaed - Alfred's daughter - is now married,but a cruel twist of fate means that her very existence becomes a threat to Alfred's kingdom.It is Uhtred,half Saxon,half Dane,whose uncertain loyalties must now decide England's whole future. 'Sword Song' tells the story of the making of England and,like all of Bernard Cornwell's previous novels,is based on true events.It is a gripping story of love,deceit,and violence,set in an England of tremendous turmoil and strife, yet one galvanised by a small flicker of hope that Alfred,the great king of Wessex,may prove a force that lasts. Uhtred,his greatest warrior,has become his sword,a man feared and respected the length and breadth of the land,his Lord of War. Want more Bernard CORNWELL titles? For similar and other titles,please search my MODERN FIRSTS, MODERN FIRSTS2 and SIGNED catalogues. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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