The Song of the Sword (Vol. 4 Saxon Chronicles)

Name: The Song of the Sword (Vol. 4 Saxon Chronicles)
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SKU: 9788501081490
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Autor: Bernard Cornwell

Coleção: Crônicas saxônicas

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From the author of The Arthurian Chronicles , the fourth volume in the Saxon Chronicles series

Uhtred is a Saxon whose heritage has been usurped. He is adrift in a world of fire and betrayal, and must make a choice: fight for the Vikings who raised him, or for Alfred, king of the Saxons, who hates him. In "The Sword Song ," the fourth volume of the Saxon Chronicles —a series that tells the story of the legendary Alfred the Great and his descendants—Bernard Cornwell weaves a beautiful tale of divided loyalties, reluctant love, and desperate heroism. The year is 885, and England is at peace, divided between the Danish kingdom to the north and the Saxon kingdom of Wessex to the south. Uhtred, the exiled son of a Northumbrian lord, a warrior by instinct, a Viking by nature, seems to have settled down. He has lands, a wife, two children, and a task given to him by Alfred: to hold the frontier on the Thames. But trouble arises: a dead man has risen, and new Vikings have arrived to occupy London. Their dream is to conquer Wessex, and to do so, they need Uhtred's help. Alfred has other ideas. He wants Uhtred to drive the Viking invaders from London. These are dangerous times, and Uhtred must decide how far his oath binds him to the king. Other storm clouds are gathering. Æthelflaed—Alfred's daughter—is married, but a cruel twist of fate makes her very existence a threat to Alfred's kingdom. It is the conflicting loyalties of Uhtred, half-Saxon, half-Danish, that must now decide the entire future of England. The Swordsong tells the story of the creation of England and, like all of Bernard Cornwell's previous novels, is based on real events. It is a gripping story of love, betrayal, and violence, set in an England amidst tremendous strife and turmoil, yet fueled by a small glimmer of hope that Alfred, the great king of Wessex, might prove a lasting force. Uhtred, the king's greatest warrior, became his sword, a man feared and respected throughout the land, his Warlord.

ISBN	978-850-108-149-0
Tradutor	Alves Calado
Altura	230 mm
Largura	156 mm
Profundidade	14 mm
Lançamento	30/07/2008
Páginas	350
Volume	4

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Bernard Cornwell

Bernard Cornwell é um dos maiores autores britânicos da atualidade. Um ficcionista histórico apaixonado por narrativas militares e criador de personagens memoráveis. Sua narrativa se destaca por imergir os leitores no dia a dia de tempos passados. Os detalhes históricos são impecáveis e as tramas prendem a atenção por horas a fio. Cornwell nasceu em Londres e foi criado em Essex, por pais adotivos. Trabalhou por dez anos na BBC antes de se tornar escritor. Em 1979, mudou-se para os Estados Unidos, onde vive até hoje. Não perdeu, porém, o fino humor britânico e o interesse por conflitos mundiais famosos, que se reflete em sua enorme coleção de mapas antigos. A primeira saga que o autor começou a escrever foi As Aventuras de Um Soldado nas Guerras Napoleônicas. É autor de outras consagradas séries, como As crônicas de Artur, A busca do Graal e Crônicas saxônicas, esta última tendo inspirado a série The Last Kingdom da Netflix. No Brasil, a obra de Bernard Cornwell é publicada exclusivamente pela Record.

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