4.4
6 of 13
Romans literatuur
The master of historical fiction presents the iconic story of King Alfred and the making of a nation.
As the ninth century wanes, England appears about to be plunged into chaos once more. For the Viking-raised but Saxon-born warrior, Uhtred, whose life seems to shadow the making of England, this presents him with difficult choices.
King Alfred is dying and his passing threatens the island of Britain to renewed warfare. Alfred wants his son, Edward, to succeed him but there are other Saxon claimants to the throne as well as ambitious pagan Vikings to the north.
Uhtred‘s loyalty – and his vows – were to Alfred, not to his son, and despite his long years of service to Alfred, he is still not committed to the Saxon cause. His own desire is to reclaim his long lost lands and castle to the north. But the challenge to him, as the king’s warrior, is that he knows that he will either be the means of making Alfred’s dream of a united and Christian England come to pass or be responsible for condemning it to oblivion.
This novel is a dramatic story of the power of tribal commitment and the terrible difficulties of divided loyalties.
This is the making of England magnificently brought to life by the master of historical fiction.
© 2019 HarperCollins (Luisterboek): 9780008377311
Publicatiedatum
Luisterboek: 5 september 2019
4.4
6 of 13
Romans literatuur
The master of historical fiction presents the iconic story of King Alfred and the making of a nation.
As the ninth century wanes, England appears about to be plunged into chaos once more. For the Viking-raised but Saxon-born warrior, Uhtred, whose life seems to shadow the making of England, this presents him with difficult choices.
King Alfred is dying and his passing threatens the island of Britain to renewed warfare. Alfred wants his son, Edward, to succeed him but there are other Saxon claimants to the throne as well as ambitious pagan Vikings to the north.
Uhtred‘s loyalty – and his vows – were to Alfred, not to his son, and despite his long years of service to Alfred, he is still not committed to the Saxon cause. His own desire is to reclaim his long lost lands and castle to the north. But the challenge to him, as the king’s warrior, is that he knows that he will either be the means of making Alfred’s dream of a united and Christian England come to pass or be responsible for condemning it to oblivion.
This novel is a dramatic story of the power of tribal commitment and the terrible difficulties of divided loyalties.
This is the making of England magnificently brought to life by the master of historical fiction.
© 2019 HarperCollins (Luisterboek): 9780008377311
Publicatiedatum
Luisterboek: 5 september 2019
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Stan
11 aug 2020
While the story overall is still very engaging, it is sometimes overly repetitive. I get that some things have to be repeated at the start of the book for those who haven't read the previous books (although honestly, if you start in the middle of the series and you don't get it, it's on you), this book likes to repeat stuff from earlier in the same novel.And I'm not just talking about a reminder who a particular side character is (which is quite useful, as some of the names are rather similar). This author even reminds the reader halfway through the book who a major character is, or of a big event that happened earlier in the book. It's getting to the point where either the author has dementia or thinks his audience has it. Because by book 6 you should assume that the reader knows who King Alfred is, what Bebbanburg is, how the beast heads were used, etc.
Bink
7 sep 2020
Heerlijke reeks. Goed verhaal weer
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25 apr 2024
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Kjell
11 jul 2022
There is to much repeating. Off past events, at this point you know. Who is who if have come this far in the books. But nice Utherd finaly gets some regonition off his actions.
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