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Author
Series
The Saxon tales volume 10
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Language
English
Description
With Britain in an uneasy state of peace, Uhtred of Bebbanburg at last has the chance to take back the home his traitorous uncle stole from him so many years ago -- and which his scheming cousin still occupies. But he will need all the skills he has learned in a lifetime of war to make his dream come true. --
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Bernard Cornwell's epic story of the making of England continues in this eleventh installment in the bestselling Saxon Tales series--"like Game of Thrones, but real" (The Observer)--the basis of the hit Netflix television series The Last Kingdom. His blood is Saxon. His heart is Viking. His battleground is England. "Perhaps the greatest writer of historical adventure novels today" (Washington Post), Bernard Cornwell has dazzled and entertained readers...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2005
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
xii, 333 p. : map ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Captured and raised by Danes in the ninth century, dispossessed nobleman Uhtred witnesses the unexpected defeat of his adoptive Viking clan by Alfred of Wessex and longs to recover his father's land.
4) Redcoat
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
1988
Edition
1st American ed.
Physical Desc
405 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[c1996]
Physical Desc
368p
Language
English
Description
Commanding a Confederate punishment battalion, renegade Yankee Nate Starbuck leads a motley crew across the Potomac to join the Confederacy's first invasion of the northern states, where he encounters a bloody situation by Antietam Creek
Author
Publisher
HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2001
Edition
1st American ed.
Physical Desc
374 p. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
After surviving a vicious attack on his village in 1343 A.D., archer Thomas of Hookton joins the army of King Edward III as he prepares to launch an invasion into France, but his search for vengeance takes him on an epic quest for the Holy Grail.
Author
Series
Warrior volume 1
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
333p. 25cm.
Language
English
Author
Series
Warrior volume 2
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2006
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Description
Uhtred, a dispossessed English nobleman, finds his life changed by Iseult, a powerful sorceress, as he rediscovers the deep loyalty he feels for his native country and joins King Alfred to defend themselves against the Vikings.
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperCollinsPublishers
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Description
Returning to his northern home, Uhtred of Bebbanburg finds himself caught up in the takeover crusade of a self-proclaimed ruler of Northumbria, a situation that culminates in a midnight siege on a seemingly impregnable city.
Author
Series
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Language
English
Description
"The final installment in Bernard Cornwell's bestselling Saxon Tales series, chronicling the epic story of the making of England. England is under attack. Chaos reigns. Northumbria, the last kingdom, is threatened by armies from all sides, by land and sea, and only one man stands in their way. Torn between loyalty and sworn oaths, the warrior king Lord Uhtred of Bebbanburg faces his greatest ever battle - and prepares for his ultimate fate."--Publisher's...
Author
Series
The Saxon tales volume 6
Pub. Date
c2011
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Language
English
Description
The fate of a young nation rests in the hands of a reluctant warrior in the thrilling sixth volume of the New York Times bestselling Saxon Tales series. Following the intrigue and action of The Burning Land and Sword Song, this latest chapter in Bernard Cornwell's epic saga of England is a gripping tale of divided loyalties and mounting chaos. At a crucial moment in time, as Alfred the Great lays dying, the fate of all--Angles, Saxons, and Vikings...
15) Battle flag
Author
Series
The Starbuck chronicles volume 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
In a novel of the Civil War, Nate Starbuck is arrested for disobeying orders but is exonerated by General Jackson in time for the Second Battle of Manassas
17) 1356: a novel
Author
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Language
English
Description
The rascally Thomas of Hookton, aka Le Batard, and his band of not-so-merry mercenaries are bidden by the Earl of Northhampton to unearth the lost sword of Saint Peter in this recreation of the Battle of the Poitiers in 1356 wherein a severely outnumbered English army defeats the French and captures the Poiters and French King John II.
Author
Series
Warrior volume 4
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
xv, 311 p. : map ; cm.
Language
English
Description
Alfred of Wessex survives the Danish invasion only to find the Saxons targeted by Vikings, a conflict during which he harnesses the abilities of the formidable warrior Uhtred.
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
307 pages : illustration ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"If any man can do the impossible it's Richard Sharpe...and the impossible is exactly what the formidable Captain Sharpe is asked to do when he's sent on an undercover mission to a small village in the Spanish countryside, far behind enemy lines. For the quiet, remote village, sitting high above the Almaraz bridge, is about to become the center of a battle for the future of Europe. Two French armies march towards the bridge, one from the North and...
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
307 pages : illustration ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"If any man can do the impossible it's Richard Sharpe...and the impossible is exactly what the formidable Captain Sharpe is asked to do when he's sent on an undercover mission to a small village in the Spanish countryside, far behind enemy lines. For the quiet, remote village, sitting high above the Almaraz bridge, is about to become the center of a battle for the future of Europe. Two French armies march towards the bridge, one from the North and...