Customer Reviews
Sword Song (Alfred the Great 4) - By: Alan Law, 02 Jul 2008 
I do agree with Barks. When is the next one going to be published? This series of books throws some light on the Dark Ages amidst high adventure. Plenty of blood & gore & a superb story with some twists to keep the reader page turning.
Great series - not a great book - By: Mr. Bt Walther, 25 Jun 2008 
I was reallly looking forward to this book after the first 2 complete belters in the series & a good 3rd. However, im sad to say i was let down. Uhtred is an awesome character but this story does drag on. Im sure this is not the case but i feel the book was released too quickly to continue the story & not as much care & attention went into it as in the first 2 books in the series. There are some cool bits dont get me wrong - the last battle to release the river blockade is pretty cool & Uhtred beating up a few power hungry king boot lickers (along with a few priests!! :) but the rest is a bit boring. Too much emphasis on religion. I know religion was important during this period but this is historic fiction so mention religion a bit but put in more battles, please. I started The Winter King for the 2nd time(the awesome arthur book by the great Cornwell) after & that is the sort of quality this book is missing. Shame - the series is getting worse book by book - lets hope the 5th gets back to the standard of the 1st 2.
yet another great book - By: Pukster, 12 Jun 2008 number 4 in the series, but they just get better & better. I even bought the same book again, when I forgot to bring my copy on my travels - I just could not wait to continue the reading. look forward to the next one!
Quality action - By: edzshed, 08 Jun 2008 Cornwell does it again, if you've been following the Uthred series & like what you've read then this will not disappoint, written with Cornwells usual flare for historic fiction & battle scenes it is well worth picking up a copy.
Uhtred Rocks! - By: Barks, 23 May 2008 This is a typicallly absorbing 4th installlment in the series by Cornwell apparently based on one of his distant relations; the hero, a fictional Uhtred de Bebbanburg, is a Saxon Lord at the time of Alfred The Great who's adventures take place against a background of the birth of England as a nation.
Nobody does historical 'faction' quite like Cornwell - alll is based on an accurate historical macro with some fictional sub plots & characters to liven things up & personalise the action (like Sharpe) - a soap for grownups based on fact!
Once you get hooked you simply cannot put them down.
Superb stuff - great characterisation, pace, perspective and, of course, brilliant battle descriptions. Looking forward to the next one!
