Sword Song - Battle For London[伦敦之战]

图书标准信息

• 作者 Bernard Cornwell 著
• 出版社 HarperCollins UK
• 出版时间 2008-01
• ISBN 9780007219735
• 定价 90.00元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 365页
• 正文语种 英语
• 丛书 Alfred the Great 4

【内容简介】

ThefourthinthebestsellingAlfredseriesfromnumberonehistoricalnovelist,BernardCornwell.Theyearis885,andEnglandisatpeace,dividedbetweentheDanishkingdomtothenorthandAlfred'skingdomofWessexinthesouth.Buttroublestirs,adeadmanhasrisenandnewVikingshavearrivedtooccupyLondon.Itisadangeroustime,anditfallstoUhtred,halfSaxon,halfDane,amanfearedandrespectedthelengthandbreadthofBritain,toexpeltheVikingraidersandtakecontrolofLondonforAlfred.HisuncertainloyaltiesmustnowdecideEngland'sfuture.Agrippingtaleoflove,rivalryandviolence,SwordSongtellsthestoryofEngland'smaking.

【作者简介】

BernardCornwellwasborninLondonin1944-a'warbaby'-whosefatherwasaCanadianairmanandmotherinBritain'sWomen'sAuxiliaryAirForce.HewasadoptedbyafamilyinEssexwhobelongedtoareligioussectcalledthePeculiarPeople(andtheywere),butescapedtoLondonUniversityand,afterastintasateacher,hejoinedBBCTelevisionwhereheworkedforthenext10years.HebeganasaresearcherontheNationwideprogrammeandendedasHeadofCurrentAffairsTelevisionfortheBBCinNorthernIreland.ItwaswhileworkinginBelfastthathemetJudy,avisitingAmerican,andfellinlove.JudywasunabletomovetoBritainforfamilyreasonssoBernardwenttotheStateswherehewasrefusedaGreenCard.Hedecidedtoearnalivingbywriting,ajobthatdidnotneedapermitfromtheUSgovernment-andforsomeyearshehadbeenwantingtowritetheadventuresofaBritishsoldierintheNapoleonicwars-andsotheSharpeserieswasborn.BernardandJudymarriedin1980,arestillmarried,stillliveintheStatesandheisstillwritingSharpe.