REVIEW: The Last Kingdom by Bernard Cornwell
The Last Kingdom by Bernard Cornwell Publishing information: Paperback; 352 pages Publisher: HarperCollins; 8 Oct 2015 ISBN: 9780008139476 Series: Saxon Stories #1 Copy: Out of pocket Reviewer: Tyson Amazon Synopsis: In the middle years of the ninth century, the fierce Danes stormed onto British soil, hungry for spoils and conquest. Kingdom after kingdom fell to the ruthless invaders until but one realm remained. And suddenly the fate of all England—and the course of history—depended upon one man, one king. New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell’s The Last Kingdom is a rousing epic adventure of courage, treachery, duty, devotion, majesty, love, and battle as seen through the eyes of a young warrior who straddled two worlds." Cornwell has been on my radar for quite some time and I just have never known where to begin, or if I should undertake one of his books as his list of published works all seem to be positively reviewed. That all changed when I just happened to lea...