The Pagan Lord
by Bernard Cornwell
Taste attributes: historicalwaractionadventurefastunsavouryheavylinearbig & variedemotive & stirringall consuming questhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardy
Boxlist takeAn emotional, sweeping historical novel: pacy and serious. Best if you like stories that hit hard.
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Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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4.5 / 5
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About This Book
As the Danes in the north, led by Viking Cnut Longsword, prepare to invade England, Uhtred, who is now out of favor with the new king, leads a band of outcasts north to recapture his old family home, but is soon drawn into the bloodiest battle yet that will decide the fate of the entire English nation.
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- Author
- Bernard Cornwell
- Published
- 2013
- Pages
- 320
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- Open Library
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