Inside the Last Kingdom
- Author Bernard Cornwell
- Narrator Matt Bates
- Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date 25 May 2023
- Run Time 4 hours and 11 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Short stories, Social and cultural history, War, combat and military adventure fiction.
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What to expect
The three Uhtred stories featured in this audio edition are also included in UHTRED’S FEAST, available to buy in hardback.
Bernard Cornwell brings us three new stories of the iconic hero, Uhtred of Bebbanburg, showing us the man behind the shield – as a young boy, as Alfred's advisor, and as prince . It is a brand new chapter in the epic story of the Last Kingdom . . .
Critics Review
Praise for Bernard Cornwell:
n'Strong narrative, vigourous action and striking characterisation, Cornwell remains king of the territory he has staked out as his own' SUNDAY TIMES
n‘Like Game of Thrones, but real’ OBSERVER
n'Blood, divided loyalties and thundering battles' THE TIMES
n‘The best battle scenes of any writer I’ve ever read, past or present. Cornwell really makes history come alive’ George R.R. Martin
n‘He’s called a master storyteller. Really he’s cleverer than that’ TELEGRAPH
n‘A reminder of just how good a writer he is’ SUNDAY TIMES
n‘Nobody in the world does this better than Cornwell’ Lee Child
n‘Cornwell’s skill [is] in ageing his warrior-hero, who now creaks as he fights and is haunted by those he has loved and lost’ THE TIMES
n‘The master still adding to his wonderful Saxon Chronicles’ SUNDAY TIMES MAGAZINE
n‘Legendary … excellent storytelling, as ever’ SUNDAY SPORT
n'A violent, absorbing historical saga, deeply researched and thoroughly imagined' WASHINGTON POST
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