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After years fighting to reclaim his rightful home, Uhtred of Bebbanburg has returned to Northumbria. With his loyal band of warriors and a new woman by his side, his household is secure – yet Uhtred is far from safe. Beyond the walls of his impregnable fortress, a battle for power rages. To the south, King Æthelstan has unified the three kingdoms of Wessex, Mercia and East Anglia – and now eyes a bigger prize.

As the ninth century wanes, England appears about to be plunged into chaos once more. For the Viking-raised but Saxon-born warrior, Uhtred, whose life seems to shadow the making of England, this presents him with difficult choices. King Alfred is dying and his passing threatens the island of Britain to renewed warfare. Alfred wants his son, Edward, to succeed him but there are other Saxon claimants to the throne as well as ambitious pagan Vikings to the north.

In the last years of the ninth century, King Alfred of Wessex is in failing health, and his heir is an untested youth. The Danes, who have failed so many times to conquer Wessex, smell opportunity.... First comes Harald Bloodhair, a savage warrior leading a Viking horde, who is encouraged to cruelty by his woman, Skade. But Alfred still has the services of Uhtred, his unwilling warlord, who leads Harald into a trap and, at Farnham in Surrey, inflicts one of the greatest defeats the Vikings were ever to suffer.

It is a time of political turmoil once more as the fading King Edward begins to lose control over his successors and their supporters. There are two potential heirs - possibly more - and doubt over whether the once separate states of Wessex and Mercia will hold together. Despite attempts at pulling him into the political fray, Uhtred of Bebbanburg cares solely about his beloved Northumbria and its continuing independence from southern control.

The Last Kingdom is one of the most successful historical fiction series of our time. The novels tell the epic story of the birth of England and introduces one of the greatest ever fictional heroes: the iconic Uhtred of Bebbanburg, the Saxon-born, Norse-raised warrior and rebel. In this lively compendium, Bernard Cornwell revisits Uhtred’s realm, illuminating elements of the Anglo-Saxon world he couldn’t fully explore in his novels.

Starbucks drittes Abenteuer! Captain Nate Starbuck mag noch so sehr durch Wagemut in der Schlacht glänzen, sein größter Gegner steht ihm nicht im Feld gegenüber. Es ist ein Feind im eigenen Lager. So kämpft Starbuck im glühend heißen Sommer 1862 nicht nur gegen die Yankees, die auf die Hauptstadt der Konföderation marschieren, sondern ebenso gegen einen missgünstigen Vorgesetzten, General Washington Faulconer, der seinem besten Mann nichts weniger wünscht als Degradierung – und den Tod. Bernard Cornwells Historienreihe aus dem amerikanischen Bürgerkrieg.

Auf Seiten der Konföderierten kehrt der gefeierte Kriegsheld Captain Nate Starbuck an die Frontlinien zwischen Nord und Süd zurück. Im Sommer 1862 bewährt er sich aufs Neue in der Schlacht von Ball's Bluff. Sein alter Widersacher Washington Faulconer neidet ihm den Ruhm. Und Faulconer ist nur einer von Nates Gegnern, die nicht vergessen haben, dass er aus dem Norden stammt. So ist es nur eine Frage der Zeit, bis gewisse Leute ihn des Verrats an der Sache der Konföderation bezichtigen. Denn da ist jemand, der Geheimstes an den Feind weitergibt. Nate wird brutal verhört.

Der Weg in die blutigste alle Schlachten. Im Spätsommer 1862 hat sich das Kriegsglück gewendet: Nun marschieren die Armeen der Südstaaten in den Norden ein. Nate Starbuck ist mit dabei, doch immer noch schlägt ihm Misstrauen entgegen. Man hat ihm das Kommando über ein Strafbataillon übertragen: Eine gottverlorene Truppe, angeführt von Offizieren, die ihren neuen Vorgesetzten offen ablehnen. Starbucks Bataillon zieht in den Norden, Sharpsburg an dem kleinen Flüsschen Antietam entgegen. Vor ihnen liegt das blutigste Schlachtfeld des gesamten Bürgerkriegs.

The epic battle for control of the Confederate capital continues through the hot summer of 1862. It’s a battle that Captain Nate Starbuck, a Yankee fighting for the Southern cause, has to survive and win. He must lead his ragged company in a bitter struggle, not only against the formidable Northern army, but against his own superiors who would like nothing better than to see Nate Starbuck dead.

The three sons of Ratharryn’s chief each perceive the great gift in a different way. The eldest, Lengar, the warrior, harnesses his murderous ambition to be a ruler and take great power for his tribe. Camaban becomes a great visionary and feared wise man, and it is his vision that will force the youngest brother, Saban, to create the great temple on the green hill where the gods will appear on earth. Saban’ s love for Aurenna, the sun bride whose destiny is to die for the gods, finally brings the rivalries of the brothers to a head.

The Last Kingdom is one of the most successful historical fiction series of our time, telling the epic story of the birth of England, and introducing one of the greatest ever fictional heroes: the iconic Uhtred of Bebbanburg. Saxon-born, Norse-raised, warrior and rebel. The final Last Kingdom book was published in 2020, but for the author the story felt unfinished: there were some Uhtred tales he still wanted to tell, and over the course of writing the books he'd become fascinated by some elements of the Anglo-Saxon world that it wasn't possible to fully explore in the novels.

Was ist das stärkste Heer gegen den Hass einer Frau? Eine tödliche Gefahr bedroht Wessex: Harald Bluthaar. Nur Uhtred erkennt den Schwachpunkt des mächtigen Feindes. Es ist eine Frau, Skade, die Hure und Zauberin, der der Dänenherrscher gänzlich verfallen ist. Als Uhtred sie in seiner Gewalt hat, ist eine der großen Schlachten der englischen Geschichte schon gewonnen. Skade verflucht ihn, doch Uhtred fühlt sich unbesiegbar. Bis ihn die Nachricht ereilt, dass seine geliebte Frau Gisela im Kindbett gestorben ist. Und über das Land zieht wieder Rauch von brennenden Dörfern.

Ich war ein Kriegsherr in all seiner Pracht, und ich war gekommen, um zu töten. Im Jahre 885 herrscht ein brüchiger Friede in England. Den größten Teil des Landes halten die Dänen besetzt, nur Wessex im Süden ist noch frei. Dessen König Alfred beauftragt Uhtred den Kämpfer, die große Stadt Lundene zurückzuerobern. Wer sie hält, kontrolliert die Themse, Englands Lebensader. Aber herrschen soll nicht Uhtred, sondern sein unfähiger Vetter Æthelred. Uhtred fühlt sich an seinen Eid gebunden, er nimmt die Stadt für Æthelred ein.

Nathaniel Starbuck ist Sohn eines überaus frommen Pastors aus Boston. Der Vater hasst die Südstaaten und er hasst die Sünde. Aber Nate liebt die Frauen, und nach einem Skandal weiß er keinen Ausweg, als zu seinem Studienfreund Adam nach Virginia zu fliehen. Krieg liegt in der Luft, und beinahe lynchen die braven Bürger von Richmond den jungen Mann aus dem Norden als Spion. Gerettet wird Nate von Adams Vater: Washington Faulconer ist ein reicher Mann: Er hat Land und Geld genug, um ein eigenes Regiment aufzustellen.

The magnificent sequel to A Crowning Mercy, Fallen Angels reunites New York Times bestseller Bernard Cornwell—whom the Washington Post calls, “perhaps the greatest writer of historical adventure novels today”—with co-author Susannah Kells for a breathtaking story brimming with excitement, intrigue, danger, and passion.

Captain Sharpe's task is to recover from a feared guerilla leader the gold Wellington so desperately needs.The enemy he faces strikes terror into the hearts of all around - a renegade guerilla band whose leader has a particular loathing for Sharpe, who has stolen his woman. Soldier, hero, rogue - Sharpe is the man you always want on your side. Born in poverty, he joined the army to escape jail and climbed the ranks by sheer brutal courage.

Bernard Cornwell's brilliant novel, reissued for fans to find out the story behind the stones. This is the tale of three brothers and of their rivalry that created this great temple. One summer's day, a dying stranger carrying great wealth in gold comes to the settlement of Ratharryn. The three sons of Ratharryn's chief each perceive the great gift in a different way. The eldest, Lengar, the warrior, harnesses his murderous ambition to be a ruler and take great power for his tribe.

The prequel to the series, describing Sharpe’s experiences in India. When a senior British officer is captured by the Tippoo of Mysore’s forces, Sharpe is offered a chance to attempt a rescue, which in turn offers an escape from the tyrannical Sergeant Obadiah Hakeswill. But in fleeing Hakeswill, Sharpe enters the exotic and dangerous world of the Tippoo. An adventure that will require all of his wits just to stay alive, let alone save the British army from catastrophe.

On the 18th June, 1815, the armies of France, Britain, and Prussia descended upon a quiet valley south of Brussels. In the previous three days the French army had beaten the British at Quatre Bras and the Prussians at Ligny. The Allies were in retreat. The blood-soaked battle of Waterloo would become a landmark in European history, to be examined over and again, not least because until the evening of the 18th, the French army was close to prevailing on the battlefield.

The continuing story of Arthur, the second in a trilogy which began with The Winter King. The novels bring Arthur and his world to vivid life. A man battling for his vision of the future in a brutal age, dragged down by suspicions and magics of the past, surrounded by intrigue, dependent on his skill at war and genius for leadership.