Binding: Paperback
EAN: 9780007219735
ISBN: 0007219733
Label: Harper
Manufacturer: Harper
Number Of Pages: 365
Publication Date: May 06, 2008
Publisher: Harper
Studio: Harper

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Rating: - The 4th Uhtred and Alfred novel... still going strong
Our Hero Uhtred just as he thinks things are settling down, he gets some new enemies to fight.... well it wouldn't be a Cornwell without would it? He is stuck fighting for the Saxons and their King Alfred, of which he has no love, and against the Danes who he has an affinity to. Not suprisingly this gives him problems just about every where he turns. This first person narrative style is different to the other Cornwell series and is a nice change. This is not the strongest in the series, but still ... Read More

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Rating: - A great saga
Not appealing for all readers, for the atipic "old british" scenario, at levels of Sharpe's or the Arthur's books, the Saxons stories are like (almost) every Cornwell's book: solid plot, well done battle scenes, big characters, a bit of fine humorism. In a saga, some books are better than others, by the point of view of readers, but for a Cornwell's fan a new book on the wars between Saxons and Vikings are good (very good) news.
And Sword song is the last (but non least) adventure of a group ... Read More

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Rating: - Uninspiring
As I find this period of British history fascinating I thought I'd give Sword song a try, but I must admit defeat - I have abandoned reading it after only 73 pages. Yes, it has period feel, yes, the research is there - but it fails to hold me. I find the personalities less than gripping, and the story doesn't really flow for me. It is rather basic stuff, adventure for boys, but even then it is less engaging than Rosemary Sutcliffe or W.E. Johns. Obviously a matter of taste as the author seems very popular! ... Read More

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Rating: - not as good
Sadly, I was very disapointed with this book, definitely not a patch on the other three, I really was very disapointed and feel quite let down. Alfred was portrayed as a untrustworthy idiot, only interested in his books and his priests. The Danes I am sure would have most certainly killed any "traitor" out of hand, and were the Irish ever involved? if they were, I certainly never learnt that in school, and in my day we were actually taught History although we did know that the Norseman did land there in Eire ... Read More

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Rating: - History lessons you don't fall asleep during!
Well I'll get all the negative stuff out of the way first! Uhtred really is just a dark ages 'Sharpe' he even has an Irish side kick now and whilst Sharpe was loathed as a commoner amongst upper class twit fellow officers, Uhtred is loathed because he is a pagan amongst pious preachy christians!

That said for many years I loved Sharpe! and likewise I am loving Uhtred and the Saxons, a major part of our national history largely ignored till now! Romans and vikings by the score, Saxons, hardly any!. ... Read More

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