Death of Kings is the sixth book in Bernard Cornwell’s Saxon series. The series is narrated by Uhtred, the Saxon-born, Viking-raised warrior. Alfred the Great is dying and with him might die the dream of a unified England. It falls to Uhtred, an outsider, to decide whether England survives or falls into chaos. Death of Kings follows the template of the other five books: plenty of political chicanery, double-dealing, and graphic fighting scenes. I’ve enjoyed all the previous novels in this series and I enjoyed Death of Kings as well. GRADE: B+
Yet another series I have not read.
I’m fascinated by time periods that don’t get written about very often, Patti. No one writes about the ninth century like Bernard Cornwell.
A friend got the second season of Downton Abbey at Deep Discounts for $19.99 a month ago. I don’t know if the price is still that low though.
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I read an early Cornwall book, not of this series, and didn’t like it much. However I have heard this series is good solid historical fiction.
I love historical novels about the Dark Ages, Rick. Cornwell does plenty of research and tells solid stories. I’m a fan of this Saxon series.