Pagan Lord

<p><strong>The</strong><strong> seventh installment of Bernard Cornwell's <em>New York Times</em> bestselling series chronicling the epic saga of the making of England like Game of Thrones but real (<em>The Observer</em> London)--the basis for <em>The Last Kingdom</em> the hit television series.</strong></p><p>At the onset of the tenth century England is in turmoil. 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 not rest until the emerald crown is theirs. </p><p>Uhtred once Alfred's great warrior but now out of favor with the new king must lead a band of outcasts north to recapture his old family home that great Northumbrian fortress Bebbanburg. </p><p>In <em>The Pagan Lord</em> loyalties will be divided and men will fall as every Saxon kingdom is drawn into the bloodiest battle yet with the Danes: a war that will decide the fate of every king and the entire British nation.</p><p> </p>