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  • The Lords of the North

  • The Last Kingdom Series, Book 3
  • By: Bernard Cornwell
  • Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
  • Length: 12 hrs and 44 mins
  • 4.9 out of 5 stars (1,891 ratings)
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The Lords of the North

By: Bernard Cornwell
Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
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Summary

Enter a world where bloody battles and heroic deeds combine in the historic struggle to unite Britain in the face of a common enemy. The third instalment in Bernard Cornwell's King Alfred series, follows on from the outstanding previous novels The Last Kingdom and The Pale Horseman.

The year is 878 and the Vikings have been thrown out of Wessex. Uhtred, fresh from fighting for Alfred in the battle to free Wessex, travels north to seek revenge for his father's death, killed in a bloody raid by Uhtred's old enemy, renegade Danish lord, Kjartan.

While Kjartan lurks in his formidable stronghold of Dunholm, the north is overrun by chaos, rebellion and fear. Together with a small band of warriors, Uhtred plans his attack on his enemy, revenge fuelling his anger, resolute on bloody retribution. But, he finds himself betrayed and ends up on a desperate slave voyage to Iceland. Rescued by a remarkable alliance of old friends and enemies, he and his allies, together with Alfred the Great, are free to fight once more in a battle for power, glory and honour.

The Lords of the North is a tale of England's making, a powerful story of betrayal, struggle and romance, set in an England torn apart by turmoil and upheaval.

©2006 Bernard Cornwell (P)2014 HarperCollins Publishers Limited

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Praise for The Lords of the North:

"Beautifully crafted story-telling, complete with splendid set-piece battles and relentless derring-do, so gripping that it rarely stops to catch a breath. It demonstrates once again Cornwell's enormous skill as a historical narrator. He would have graced Alfred's court entertaining the guests with his stories." (Daily Mail)
"Cornwell takes the spectres of ninth century history and puts flesh back on their bones. Here is Alfred's world restored - impeccably researched and illuminated with the colour and passion of a master storyteller." (Justin Pollard, author of Alfred the Great)

Praise for Bernard Cornwell:

"Bernard Cornwell is a literary miracle. Year after year, hail, rain, snow, war and political upheavals fail to prevent him from producing the most entertaining and readable historical novels of his generation." (Daily Mail)
"Cornwell's narration is quite masterly and supremely well-researched." (Observer)

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Superb as always

Uhtred never lets me down, neither does Jonathan Keeble who is superb as the narrator. On to the next!

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Immersive

The storytelling is superb. The series has been a favourite of mine. This audiobook is very well narrated.

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right kind of tension and drama

enough tension to keep you going, but can get a little confusing with all the similar names at times.

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Excellent Narration

I was hooked on the adaptation (The last kingdom) on netflix. I was surprised at how different the novel(s) were to the TV version. Despite struggling with the many similar sounding Saxon names - I found the audiobook compelling and very entertaining. The narrator (Jonathan Keeble) is excellent!

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Very good love it

Love the story but the tv show needs improvement . Love the names and the quote wys

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Einastandandi!

Hetta er triðja bókin í røðini, sum bara er enn betri enn tvær tær fyrstu!

Ein fragd at lurta eftir so góðum skaldskapi og upplesara.

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Brilliant.

Excellent exciting informative as always can’t get enough of these books. Now on to the next one.

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Another great story in this series!

This is another great story in this series. It carries the reader along at a great pace, with Cornwall's gift of providing unexpected twists and turns. Jonathan Keeble's narration is superb, his characterization of all the characters just brings it all to life. This was yet another in this series that was hard to put down!

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God help me I’m addicted to this series

Need to ration this because I’m going to feel depressed and empty inside once I’ve ripped through the whole series. Living in a parallel universe of mediaeval Britain. Life is good when you stumble across the goldmine.

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Addicted

Addicted to this series and the narrator is perfect making it all the more magical

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