The empty throne / Bernard Cornwell.
Material type: TextSeries: Cornwell, Bernard. Saxon tales ; 08.Saxon tales ; 8.Publisher: London : HarperCollinsPublishers, 2014Copyright date: ©2014Description: 302 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cmContent type: cartographic image | still image | text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0007504160 (hbk.); 9780007504169 (hbk.)Subject(s): 449-1066 | Historical fiction | Vikings -- Fiction | Vikings -- Fiction | Civil war -- Fiction | Kings and rulers -- Fiction | Saxons -- England -- Fiction | Civil war | Kings and rulers | Saxons | Vikings | England -- Fiction | Great Britain -- History -- Anglo-Saxon period, 449-1066 -- Fiction | Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- Fiction | Great Britain -- History -- Alfred, 871-899 -- Fiction | England | Great BritainGenre/Form: Historical fiction | Historical fiction. | Historical fiction. | Historical fiction | Fiction. | History. | Historical fiction. Additional physical formats: ebook version: No titleDDC classification: 823.92 Also issued online.Summary: England is fractured, torn apart more by internal fighting than the threat of Viking invasion. The ruler of Mercia is dying, leaving no legitimate heir. His wife is a formidable fighter and great leader, but no woman has ever ruled over an English Kingdom. And she is without her strongest warrior and champion, Uhtred of Bebbanburg. So the scene is set for an explosive battle between elders and warriors for an empty throne. The very future of England hangs in the balance. A hero is needed, a hero who can destroy the threat to Mercia, a hero who will ultimately decide the fate of a nation.Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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England is fractured, torn apart more by internal fighting than the threat of Viking invasion. The ruler of Mercia is dying, leaving no legitimate heir. His wife is a formidable fighter and great leader, but no woman has ever ruled over an English Kingdom. And she is without her strongest warrior and champion, Uhtred of Bebbanburg. So the scene is set for an explosive battle between elders and warriors for an empty throne. The very future of England hangs in the balance. A hero is needed, a hero who can destroy the threat to Mercia, a hero who will ultimately decide the fate of a nation.
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