The Last Kingdom

图书标准信息

• 作者 Bernard Cornwell 著
• 出版社 HarperCollins UK
• 出版时间 2005-02
• 版次 1
• ISBN 9780007218011
• 定价 84.20元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 496页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Thefirstbookinabrandnewseries,TheLastKingdomissetinEnglandduringthereignofKingAlfred.UhtredisanEnglishboy,bornintothearistocracyofninth-centuryNorthumbria.Orphanedatten,heiscapturedandadoptedbyaDaneandtaughttheVikingways.YetUhtred'sfateisindissolublyboundupwithAlfred,KingofWessex,whorulesovertheonlyEnglishkingdomtosurvivetheDanishassault.ThestrugglebetweentheEnglishandtheDanesandthestrifebetweenchristianityandpaganismisthebackgroundtoUhtred'sgrowingup.HeisleftuncertainofhisloyaltiesbutaslaughterinawinterdawnpropelshimtotheEnglishsideandhewillbecomeamanjustastheDaneslaunchtheirfiercestattackyetonAlfred'skingdom.MarriagetieshimfurtherstilltotheWestSaxoncausebutwhenhiswifeandchildvanishinthechaosoftheDanishinvasion,UhtredisdriventofacethegreatestoftheVikingchieftainsinabattlebesidethesea.There,inthehorroroftheshield-wall,hediscovershistrueallegiance.TheLastKingdom,likemostofBernardCornwell'sbooks,isfirmlybasedontruehistory.ItisthefirstnovelofaseriesthatwilltellthetaleofAlfredtheGreatandhisdescendantsandoftheenemiestheyfaced,VikingwarriorslikeIvartheBonelessandhisfearedbrother,Ubba.AgainsttheirlivesBernardCornwellhaswovenastoryofdividedloyalties,reluctantloveanddesperateheroism.InUhtred,hehascreatedoneofhismostinterestingandheroiccharactersandinTheLastKingdomoneofhismostpowerfulandpassionatenovels.

【作者简介】

BernardCornwellworkedforBBCTelevisionforsevenyears,mostlyasaproducerontheNationwideprogramme,beforetakingchargeoftheCurrentAffairsdepartmentinNorthernIreland.In1978hebecameeditorofThamesTelevision’sThamesatSix.MarriedtoanAmerican,henowlivesintheUnitedStates.