Deluxe collectorșs edition of The Flame Bearer, book 1 in No.1 bestseller The Last Kingdom series. Limited to 1 copies, this one-off printing is bound in luxurious cloth, slipcased, signed and stamped with a specially commissioned gold motif. This is a truly stunning gift for fans of Bernard Cornwell and his captivating historical fiction.
From the day it was stolen from me I had dreamed of recapturing Bebbanburg. The great fort was built on a rock that was almost an island, it was massive, it could only be approached on land by a single narrow track ȓ and it was mine.
Britain is in a state of uneasy peace. Northumbriașs Viking ruler, Sigtryggr, and Merciașs Saxon Queen Aethelflaed have agreed a truce. And so Englandșs greatest warrior, Uhtred of Bebbanburg, at last has the chance to take back the home his traitorous uncle stole from him so many years ago ȓ and which his scheming cousin still occupies.
But fate is inexorable and the enemies Uhtred has made and the oaths he has sworn combine to distract him from his dream of recapturing Bebbanburg. New enemies enter into the fight for Englandșs kingdoms: the redoubtable Constantin of Scotland seizes an opportunity for conquest and leads his armies south. Britainșs precarious peace threatens to turn into a war of annihilation.
But Uhtred is determined that nothing, neither the new enemies nor the old foes who combine against him, will keep him from his birthright. He is the Lord of Bebbanburg, but he will need all the skills he has learned in a lifetime of war to make his dream come true.
About the Author
Bernard Cornwell was born in London, raised in Essex and
worked for the BBC for eleven years before meeting Judy, his
American wife. Denied an American work permit he wrote a
novel instead and has been writing ever since. He and Judy
divide their time between Cape Cod and Charleston, South
Carolina.
