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The book takes readers to england in the 9th century. The first installment of bernard cornwells bestselling series chronicling the epic saga of the making of england, like game of thrones, but real the observer, londonthe basis for the last kingdom, the hit television series coming to netflix in fall 2016. Uhtred is an english boy, born into the aristocracy of ninthcentury northumbria. The last kingdom, the pale horseman the last kingdom series, bernard cornwell, harpercollins. It is the first novel of a series that will tell the tale of alfred the great and his descendants and of. The flame bearer the last kingdom series, book 10 epub. Bernard cornwell grail quest 01 harlequin aka the archers tale. Bernard cornwell ebooks epub and pdf downloads ebookmall. Read the last kingdom series books 16 the last kingdom series by bernard cornwell available from rakuten kobo. The last kingdom is based on the novels of bernard cornwell about how king alfred became the first king of the anglosaxons and created england.
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