REVIEW: The Pale Horseman by Bernard Cornwell
The Pale Horseman by Bernard Cornwell Publishing Information: Paperback; 384 pages Publisher: HarperCollins; 26 Dec 2006 ISBN: 978-0061144837 Series: The Saxon Tales #2 Reviewer: Tyson Amazon Synopsis: "The second installment of Bernard Cornwell’s 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 BBC America television series. This is the exciting—yet little known—story of the making of England in the 9th and 10th centuries, the years in which King Alfred the Great, his son and grandson defeated the Danish Vikings who had invaded and occupied three of England’s four kingdoms. At the end of The Last Kingdom, The Danes had been defeated at Cynuit, but the triumph of the English is not fated to last long. The Danish Vikings quickly invade and occupy three of England’s four kingdoms—and all that remains of the once proud country is a small piece of marshland, where Alfr...
