War of the Wolf: A Novel

Bernard Cornwell

Oct 2018 · Saxon Tales Book 11 · Sold by HarperCollins

About this ebook

Bernard Cornwell’s epic story of the making of England continues in this eleventh installment in the bestselling Saxon Tales series—"like Game of Thrones, but real" (The Observer)—the basis of the hit Netflix television series The Last Kingdom.

His blood is Saxon
His heart is Viking
His battleground is England

"Perhaps the greatest writer of historical adventure novels today" (Washington Post), Bernard Cornwell has dazzled and entertained readers and critics with his page-turning bestsellers. Of all his protagonists, however, none is as beloved as Uhtred of Bebbanburg.

And while Uhtred might have regained his family’s fortress, it seems that a peaceful life is not to be – as he is under threat from both an old enemy and a new foe. The old enemy comes from Wessex where a dynastic struggle will determine who will be the next king.  And the new foe is Sköll, a Norseman, whose ambition is to be King of Northumbria and who leads a frightening army of wolf-warriors, men who fight half-crazed in the belief that they are indeed wolves. Uhtred, believing he is cursed, must fend off one enemy while he tries to destroy the other. In this new chapter of the Saxon Tales series—a rousing adventure of courage, treachery, duty, devotion, majesty, love and battle, as seen through the eyes of a warrior straddling two worlds—Uhtred returns to fight once again for the destiny of England.

Ratings and reviews

Although the story seemed extremely shorter than others, it still followed the story I love so much in the manner I love the same. It felt like just a small puzzle piece story to satisfy the need for more of this long tale.

It's longer then the average Saxon tale length. I just admit I fully expected stiorra to still be alive for a bit through the book. Bernard kills his characters off regularly. An excellent addition to the Saxon tales.

An engrossing tale of divided loyalties, ambitions, friends, enemies, all formidable warriors and the battles that gave birth to a great nation!

About the author

Bernard Cornwell is the author of over fifty novels, including the acclaimed New York Times bestselling Saxon Tales, which serve as the basis for the hit Netflix series The Last Kingdom. He lives with his wife on Cape Cod and in Charleston, South Carolina.