Advantages: Great writing style & rich deep characters Disadvantages: Too short - only 300 odd pages - I wish it was longer
Synopsis:
The Pale Horseman is the second book in Bernard Cornwell's Alfred the Great series set in 9th Century Britain and the sequel to the bestselling The Last Kingdom. This book like its predecessor follows the character of Uhtred of Bebbanberg, a landless pagan Lord of Northumbria who, though raised among the Danes, is now married to, and lives among, the West Saxons of Wessex. The book starts with the aftermath of the battle Cynuit (the end ... ...Viking Champion Ubba Lothbrokson. After the battle Uhtred arrives at the court of the King only to discover that Ealdorman Odda the younger has claimed the credit for his victory - incensed and full of the arrogance of a youthful headstrong warrior Uhtred interrupts a religious ceremony and thus angers the church and the pious Christian King Alfred (Alfred the Great). This only further alienates Uhtred from the Christian Saxons and he seeks to return ...
Jamesconnolly75 12.07.2006
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