Name: The Empty Throne: 8 (Saxon Tales)
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Author: Bernard Cornwell
ISBN: 9780062250728

portada The Empty Throne: 8 (Saxon Tales)

Type

Physical Book

Author

Bernard Cornwell

Publisher

Harper Paperbacks

Year

2016

Language

English

Pages

320

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

20.1 x 13.2 x 2.0 cm

Weight

0.18 kg.

ISBN13

9780062250728

Synopsis "The Empty Throne: 8 (Saxon Tales) "

The eighth installment of Bernard Cornwell's New York Times bestselling series chronicling the epic saga of the making of England, "like Game of Thrones, but real" (The Observer, London)--the basis for The Last Kingdom, the hit television series.Britain, early tenth century AD: a time of change. There are new raids by the Vikings from Ireland and turmoil among the Saxons over the leadership of Mercia. A younger generation is taking over. thelred, the ruler of Mercia, is dying, leaving no legitimate heir. The West Saxons want their king, but Uhtred has long supported thelflaed, sister to King Edward of Wessex and widow of thelred. Widely loved and respected, thelflaed has all the makings of a leader--but could Saxon warriors ever accept a woman as their ruler? The stage is set for rivals to fight for the empty throne.

Bernard Cornwell

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Bernard Cornwell (Londres, 1944) es un prolífico autor británico de novela histórica, famoso por sagas como las de Richard Sharpe (Guerras Napoleónicas) y las "Saxon Stories" (Unificación de Inglaterra), que se publicaron en EE. UU. tras mudarse allí por su esposa americana y no poder trabajar, comenzando a escribir novelas históricas como forma de ganarse la vida legalmente, combinando gran documentación con entretenimiento y dando lugar a adaptaciones televisivas como The Last Kingdom.

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