War Lord

The thirteenth installment in Bernard Cornwell's bestselling Saxon Tales series, chronicling the epic story of the making of England, "like Game of Thrones, but real" (The Observer, London) -the basis for The Last Kingdom, the hit Netflix series.



His blood is Saxon
His heart is Viking
His battleground is England
"Perhaps the greatest writer of historical adventure novels today" (Washington Post), Bernard Cornwell has dazzled and entertained readers and critics with his prolific string of page-turning bestsellers. Of all his protagonists, however, none is as beloved as Uhtred of Bebbanburg, and this thrilling historical novel continues the saga of his adventures and the turbulent early years of England.