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The burning land : a novel / Bernard Cornwell.

Cornwell, Bernard, (author.).

Summary:

The Danes of East Anglia and the Vikings of Northumbria are plotting the conquest of all Britain. When King Alfred's daughter pleads with Uhtred for help, he cannot refuse her request. In a desperate gamble, he takes command of a demoralized Mercian army, leading them in an unforgettable battle on a blood-soaked field beside the Thames.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780060888749
  • ISBN: 0060888741
  • ISBN: 9780060888763
  • ISBN: 0060888768
  • Physical Description: xiv, 336 pages : maps, genealogical table ; 24 cm.
  • Edition: First Harper paperback.
  • Publisher: New York : HarperCollins, 2010.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally published: Great Britain : HarperCollins, 2009.
Formatted Contents Note:
The warlord -- Viking -- Battle's edge.
Subject: Alfred, King of England, 849-899 > Fiction.
Vikings > Fiction.
Great Britain > History > Alfred, 871-899 > Fiction.
Saxons > Fiction.
War > Fiction.
Genre: Historical fiction.
Historical fiction.
Historical fiction.

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4901 . ‡aThe Saxon tales
500 . ‡aOriginally published: Great Britain : HarperCollins, 2009.
5050 . ‡aThe warlord -- Viking -- Battle's edge.
520 . ‡aThe Danes of East Anglia and the Vikings of Northumbria are plotting the conquest of all Britain. When King Alfred's daughter pleads with Uhtred for help, he cannot refuse her request. In a desperate gamble, he takes command of a demoralized Mercian army, leading them in an unforgettable battle on a blood-soaked field beside the Thames.
60000. ‡aAlfred, ‡cKing of England, ‡d849-899 ‡vFiction.
650 0. ‡aVikings ‡vFiction.
651 0. ‡aGreat Britain ‡xHistory ‡yAlfred, 871-899 ‡vFiction.
650 1. ‡aSaxons ‡vFiction.
650 1. ‡aWar ‡vFiction.
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655 0. ‡aHistorical fiction.
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8001 . ‡aCornwell, Bernard. ‡tLast kingdom.
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