Binding: Paperback
EAN: 9780007219704
Edition: New Ed
ISBN: 0007219709
Label: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Manufacturer: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Number Of Pages: 400
Publication Date: February 05, 2007
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Studio: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd

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Rating: - Historical fiction brought to life
Having read all the Sharpe novels I was looking forward to this and I was not disappointed. Bernard Cornwell has an unnerring ability of making history fun. True the characters are fictional on the whole but his ability to bring to life scenarios from our past history is pure mastery. The pace as always is face and full of action. A wordsmith of the highest pedigree who makes reading enjoyable and easy.

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Rating: - Great story but not the best performance
I've listened to all of Bernard Cornwell's Saxon series in audiobook format (and read them in hardcover, too) and this is an OK version of book 3. I'm not going to comment on the plot but rather about the reader. If you are going to listen to a book, the reader is as important as the content. The right reader can bring a good story to another level. Unfortunately, while Jamie Glover is a good reader but this is not the best version available. Hold out for the one read by Richard Armitage. His reading ... Read More

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Rating: - Revenge is sweet
The 3rd in this excellent Cornwell series sees our confused hero Uhtred finally get his chance at revenge. As normal, Cornwell produces a gripping page turning historical novel full of friends, fighting and women. This series of books is turning out to be a rival to his excellent Sharpe series, with an excellent narrative style that makes is feel a bit different to his other books. Started the next one alreay!

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Rating: - Sharpe dressed as a Saxon
When I started this series it was with the hope that it would be another trilogy like Cornwell's Wonderful Arthurian trilogy. However this series is far more like one of his Napeoleonic sagas, with each book being an individual story centred around a Saxon/ Viking version of Sharpe called Uhtred.

No doubt this will please many readers, especially lovers of Sharpe, however I thought they got a little formuliac and monotonous after a while. With the 'Warlord' (Arthurian) trilogy, Cornwell took ... Read More

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Rating: - Starting to get repetative
I loved the first two books, having read them in order one after the other for a couple of weeks now, and in particular found The Pale Horsemen especially worthy of praise. Therefore it was with some enjoyment that I settled down with this (slimmer) volume, the third in the series.
Sadly the series seems to be getting a trifle samey and short of originality and by midway through I found I could predict the actions easily. I am staggered to think how Cornwell will stretch these tales but hopefully he ... Read More

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