Les chroniques saxonnes, tome 10Bernard Cornwell2016

Synopsis

From the day it was stolen from me I had dreamed of recapturing Bebbanburg. The great fort was built on a rock that was almost an island, it was massive, it could only be approached on land by a single narrow track – and it was mine.

Britain is in a state of uneasy peace. Northumbria’s Viking ruler, Sigtryggr, and Mercia’s Saxon Queen Aethelflaed have agreed a truce. And so England’s greatest warrior, Uhtred of Bebbanburg, at last has the chance to take back the home his traitorous uncle stole from him so many years ago – and which his scheming cousin still occupies.

But fate is inexorable and the enemies Uhtred has made and the oaths he has sworn combine to distract him from his dream of recapturing Bebbanburg. New enemies enter into the fight for England’s kingdoms: the redoubtable Constantin of Scotland seizes an opportunity for conquest and leads his armies south. Britain’s precarious peace threatens to turn into a war of annihilation.

But Uhtred is determined that nothing, neither the new enemies nor the old foes who combine against him, will keep him from his birthright. He is the Lord of Bebbanburg, but he will need all the skills he has learned in a lifetime of war to make his dream come true.

Titre original : The Saxon Stories, book 10: The Flame Bearer (2016)

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2 éditions pour ce livre

2016 Editions Harper

304 pages

6 octobre 2016

ISBN : 9780007504213

2019 Editions HarperCollins

287 pages

Format : ePub

1er octobre 2019

ISBN : 9780007504237

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  • avatar Dooky
    17 / 20 Le 10 Janvier 2023 à 18:38 Dooky

    Un super rythme tout du long, et quelle aventure sur la fin ! J'ai un peu cru à un pétard mouillé au départ (comme c'était arrivé précédemment), mais non, cette fois on y est allés !
    Et quelle bataille finale, avec 5 armées au même endroit ! Quelle plume lorsqu'il s'agit de décrire les murs de boucliers et combats ! On s'y croirait presque !

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