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The Last Kingdom;: The Pale Horseman; The Lords of the North; Sword Song; The Burning Land; Death of Kings; The Pagan Lord; The Empty Throne; Warriors of the Storm; The Flame Bearer; War of the Wolf; Sword of Kings; War Lord; Warrior's Story.
de CORNWELL, Bernard
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London: HarperCollins,, 2004-20. The complete 13-volume set, with the rare supplement, all signed First editions, first impressions, signed by the author on the title page. The scarce supplement, Warrior's Story, in which Cornwell outlines his inspiration for the series, was originally distributed for free alongside purchases of the newly released Sword Song in 2007. Complete sets are not often encountered in commerce. Set in the ninth and tenth centuries during the birth of England, these historical novels are narrated by Uhtred of Bebbanburg, who is based on the historical Uhtred the Bold (d.1016), an ancestor of the author. As Cornwell explains, the series is "about the origins of England, how these different kingdoms come together, and it is told through the eyes of this fictitious character, bringing in ideas of revenge, identity and quest, mixing that with real history... The inhabitants of this island felt it was time to be united. I thought it had interesting echoes of today. Just a piece of history, incredibly untaught, it captured my imagination, and hopefully, it signals something new about the way historical drama will be made" (quoted in Brown). The BBC released a televised adaptation of the series in 2015; Netflix took over the production from the third season, and released the fifth and final season in March 2022. Together 14 works, octavo. Original blue boards, spines lettered in gilt, silver, or bronze, sides of War Lord stamped with gilt centrepiece encircled by the titles of each work in the series, colour or illustrated endpapers. With dust jackets. Warrior's Story issued in wrappers. Map in each volume. Gentle lean to a few spines, couple of light bumps: a near-fine set in like dust jackets, unclipped, presenting sharply and brightly. Maggie Brown, "Bernard Cornwell: BBC made The Last Kingdom due to its 'interesting echoes of today'", The Guardian, 17 October 2015.
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From Bernard Cornwell, the New York Times bestselling author whom the Washington Post calls "perhaps the greatest writer of historical adventure novels today," comes a saga of blood, rage, fidelity, and betrayal that brings to center stage King Alfred the Great, one of the most crucial (but oft-forgotten) figures in English history. It is King Alfred and his heirs who, in the ninth and tenth centuries, with their backs against the wall, fought to secure the survival of the last outpost of Anglo-Saxon culture by battling the ferocious Vikings, whose invading warriors had already captured and occupied three of England's four kingdoms.Bernard Cornwell's epic novel opens in A.D. 866. Uhtred, a boy of ten and the son of a nobleman, is captured in the same battle that leaves his father dead. His captor is the Earl Ragnar, a Danish chieftain, who raises the boy as his own, teaching him the Viking ways of war. As a young man expected to take part in raids and bloody massacres against the English, he grapples with divided loyalties -- between Ragnar, the warrior he loves like a father, and Alfred, whose piety and introspection leave him cold. It takes a terrible slaughter and the unexpected joys of marriage for Uhtred to discover his true allegiance -- and to rise to his greatest challenge.In Uhtred, Cornwell has created perhaps his richest and most complex protagonist, and through him, he has magnificently evoked an era steeped in dramatic pageantry and historical significance. For if King Alfred fails to defend his last kingdom, England will be overrun, and the entire course of history will change.
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- Peter Harrington
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- CORNWELL, Bernard
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- 2004-20
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Sobre Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
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