The Alfred Series ; Tome 4: Sword Song

*A brand new companion to the Last Kingdom series, Uhtred's Feast, is available to pre-order now*

 Welcome to The Last Kingdom

 Discover the first book in the epic, bestselling series that has gripped millions.

 A hero will be forged from this broken land.

 In a land torn apart by conflict, an orphan boy has come of age. Raised by the Vikings, deadly enemies of his own Saxon people, Uhtred is a fierce and skilled warrior who kneels to no-one.

 Alfred - Saxon, king, man of god - fights to hold the throne of the only land still resisting the pagan northerners.

 Uhtred and Alfred's fates are tangled, soaked in blood and blackened by the flames of war. Together they will change history.

The Last Kingdom

In The Winter King and Enemy of God Bernard Cornwell demonstrated his astonishing ability to make the oft-told legend of King Arthur fresh and new for our time. Now, in this riveting final volume of The Warlord Chronicles, Cornwell tells the unforgettable tale of Arthur's final struggles against the Saxons and his last attempts to triumph over a ruined marriage and ravaged dreams. This is the tale not only of a broken love remade, but also of forces both earthly and unearthly that threaten everything Arthur stands for. Peopled by princesses and bards, by warriors and magicians, Excalibur is the story of love, war, loyalty, and betrayal-the work of a magnificent storyteller at the height of his powers.

Excalibur (La Saga du roi Arthur, #3)

Bataille des Arapiles, juillet 1812. Envoyé spécial de l'Empereur en Espagne, le redoutable colonel Leroux vient enfin de découvrir l'identité du mystérieux El Mirador-à la tête du plus grand réseau d'espionnage oeuvrant contre Napoléon depuis la ville de Salamanque - lorsqu'il se fait capturer par le capitaine Richard Sharpe et ses hommes. Le colonel Leroux réussit à leur dissimuler son identité et, dès le lendemain, s'échappe et se réfugie dans la ville proche de Salamanque, dont les troupes britanniques et espagnoles achèvent l'encerclement. Mais l'identité du français est bientôt découverte et sa capture devient une priorité absolue pour le commandement britannique. Richard Sharpe reçoit l'ordre, une fois l'assaut donné aux trois forteresses françaises de la ville de Salamanque, de remettre la main sur cet homme susceptible d'ébranler tout le réseau d'espionnage britannique. Une mission pour laquelle il faudra compter avec l'influence de la mystérieuse marquise de Casares el Grande y Melida Sahada, une femme aussi belle que redoutable, et dont l'issue culminera dans la bataille des Arapiles, en plein mois de juillet 1812.

L'épée de Sharpe - Richard Sharpe et la campagne de Salamanque

The balance of King Arthur's unified kingdom is threatened by Merlin's quest for the last of Britain's 13 Treasures; by the conflict between the ancient religion and the new Christianity; and by Britain's war with the Saxons. A master storyteller continues his retelling of the Arthurian legend.

L'ennemi de Dieu (La Saga du roi Arthur, #2)

On the eve of the 600th anniversary of the Battle of Azincourt comes three classic battle books of The Hundred Years War by the bestselling master of historical fiction, Bernard Cornwell, in one three-book collection for the first time.

 HARLEQUIN1342. The English, led by Edward III, are laying waste to the French countryside. The archers, the common men, are England's secret weapon. The French know them as Harlequins. Thomas Hookton is one of these archers. But he is also on a personal mission: to avenge his father's death and retrieve a stolen relic. Thomas begins a quest that will lead him to finally where the two armies face each other at Crecy.

 1356The Hundred Years War rages on and the bloodiest battles are yet to be fought. Across France, towns stand alert to danger. The English army is invading again and the French are hunting them down. Thomas of Hookton, an English archer, is under orders to seek out a lost sword, said to grant certain victory. As the outnumbered English army becomes trapped near the town of Poitiers, Thomas, his men and his sworn enemies will meet in one great and bloody battle.

 AZINCOURTAzincourt, fought on October 25th 1415, on St Crispin's Day, is one of the best known battles of all time. This is the breathtaking story of this momentous battle and its aftermath. From the varying viewpoints of nobles, peasants, archers, and horsemen, Azincourt skilfully brings to life the hours of relentless fighting, the desperation of an army crippled by disease and the exceptional bravery of the English soldiers.

Three Great English Victories - A 3-book Collection of Harlequin, 1356 and Azincourt

Après avoir conquis Ciudad Rodrigo, l'armée anglo-portugaise fait route vers Badajoz, une redoutable ville fortifiée défendue par les Français et qui barre la route de Madrid. Mais pour Richard Sharpe, l'enjeu des combats à venir n'est pas seulement stratégique. Afin de reprendre le commandement de sa compagnie, confiée à un officier plus riche et plus influent que lui, et de se préserver du sergent Hakeswill, son vieil ennemi tout juste débarqué d'Angleterre, il veut s'illustrer dans l'assaut donné à la forteresse en menant une colonne d'" Enfants perdus " dans l'une des brèches de la muraille. Cet acte de bravoure lui permettrait de retrouver sa dignité, mais aussi de voler au secours de ceux qu'il aime et qui, cachés dans la ville, sont en danger de mort.

La compagnie de Sharpe - Richard Sharpe et le siège de Badajoz, janvier-avril 1812

*A brand new companion to the Last Kingdom series, Uhtred's Feast, is available to pre-order now*

 The battle begins: books 1 and 2 in the epic and bestselling series that has gripped millions.

 A hero will be forged from this broken land.

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 The beginning of the tale of Uhtred. Uhtred is born into the aristocracy of 9th Century Northumbria, but orphaned at ten, adopted by a Dane and taught the Viking ways. Yet Uhtred's fate is indissolubly bound up with Alfred, King of Wessex, who rules over the last English kingdom when the Danes have overrun Northumbria, Mercia and East Anglia. So ends The Last Kingdom.

 The Pale Horseman takes place right afterwards in the fateful year in which the Danes capture Alfred's kingdom and drive him as a fugitive into the marshes of Athelney. It seems that Wessex, and England, are destroyed, but Alfred is determined to make one desperate gamble that might save his kingdom.

 The Lords of the North sees Uhtred, having helped Alfred secure Wessex an independent Saxon kingdom, returns north to find his stepsister. Instead he discovers chaos, civil war and treachery in Northumbria. He takes the side of Guthred, once a slave and now a man who would be king, and in return expects Guthred's help in capturing Dunholm, the lair of the dark Viking lord, Kjartan.

The Last Kingdom Series Books 1 and 2 - The Last Kingdom, The Pale Horseman

It is autumn 1777, and the cradle of liberty, Philadelphia, has fallen to the British. Yet the true battle has only just begun. On both sides, loyalties are tested and families torn asunder. The young Redcoat Sam Gilpin has seen his brother die. Now he must choose between duty to a distant king and the call of his own conscience. And for the men and women of the prosperous Becket family, the Revolution brings bitter conflict between those loyal to the crown and those with dreams of liberty. Soon, across the fields of ice and blood in a place called Valley Forge, history will be rewritten, changing the lives and fortunes of these men and women forever.

The Alfred Series ; Tome 4: Sword Song

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