The story starts about 2 years after Æthelflæd’s death. There is now only one King, Edward, who tries to unite what will become England. But he is sick and the question of his succession is up. Will it be Æthelstan, his first born son whom some folks regard as illegitimate? Or will it be Ælfweard, Edward’s second son whose grandfather is one of the most powerful men among the Saxons?
1415. Peace hangs in the balance for England and France. But when the young King Henry V leads an army to northern France, the bloody fighting must begin once more.
For archer and outlaw Nicholas Hook, a position in the king’s army means freedom and a chance to live among the men he most respects: the English archers. And on the morning of St Crispins’s Day, outranked and outnumbered by the French, they must fight in the face of certain defeat.
As you might have noticed I have a new system of review. I will try to keep this for all following reviews. I hope you’ll like it. I am always open for suggestions for improvement. In my overall-rating I count in the stars for plot, characters, setting and style. I…
Bernard Cornwell is reliable: Every year he publishes the next volume of his (now so-called) Last Kingdom-Series. So.. this year it was #10: „The Flame Bearer“. „From the day it was stolen from me I had dreamed of recapturing Bebbanburg. The great fort was built on a rock that was…
