The Last Kingdom
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The Last Kingdom
| Full title | The Last Kingdom (The Saxon Stories, Book 1) |
|---|---|
| Author | Bernard Cornwell |
| Published | 2004 |
| Pages | 474 |
| Recommended | Once |
| Buy | Amazon |
| Why it’s on the list | Book one of Cornwell’s Saxon Stories — Alfred’s Wessex against the Danes, told through a Saxon raised by Vikings. |
Where I heard about it
- Replies to @moseskagan — “The Last Kingdom series by Bernard Cornwell” was named in the answers to his question “What historical fiction should I read next? (Bonus points for something involving building or trade, rather than violence)” (the thread, April 2025). The full list of replies is on What historical fiction should I… (tweet).
About this edition
Recommended as a series; this card stands for the whole Saxon Stories sequence, which runs to thirteen volumes.
Connections
- Historical Fiction — The genre the thread was asking about.
- War — The register of the series.
- What historical fiction should I… (tweet) — the thread this recommendation came from.
What links here
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