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Sword of Kings
Sword of Kings: A Novel | Bernard Cornwell
10 posts | 5 read | 5 to read
The Last Kingdom series goes from strength to strength with Uhtred becoming ever more interesting - in so many ways a modern hero, facing a new world, with changing allegiances, but still held by traditional loyalties.
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eeclayton
Sword of Kings: A Novel | Bernard Cornwell
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My next 4 books for #52bookclub24
I read book 12 of the Saxon Tales for a smelly book - lots of smells, especially in the London scenes.
Wide Sargasso Sea was kind of interesting but also difficult to read and overall a disappointment for me.
The Jókai book was full of twists and turns, I enjoyed it immensely (title translates roughly as Soul Tamer)
The Little Sister didn't quite hold my attention, but I guess I picked it up at a wrong time.

TheAromaofBooks I read all the Phillip Marlowe books a few years, and while I loved some of them, I wasn't a huge fan of The Little Sister. It lacked the dry humor of the earlier books in the series. 6mo
Librarybelle Nice choices for the challenge! 6mo
eeclayton @TheAromaofBooks to be fair, it was a tumultuous time period for me, and I was chipping away at the book a few pages each night, so the conditions definitely weren't ideal. Still, I had read other Marlowe stories that I enjoyed a lot more. 6mo
eeclayton @Librarybelle thanks 🙂 6mo
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CindiB
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#12 of 13. This was good; one of my favourites. It has a shorter time frame and moves faster as a result. Uhltred and Finan are getting old, but still they rise, they out-think, and with fierce loyalty and astonishing luck, they win their battles. So glad I found this series. Uhltred and Finan will be two characters I will not forget. 4/5

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Awk_Word_Smith
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“Wyrd biõ ful ãræd”

Lord Uhtred is at it again — fighting to create a country that will ultimately swallow his kingdom. And Cornwell again masterfully writes battle scenes so well that the reader is transported to the front line of a medieval shield wall. He also intricately intertwines historical fact and people with the fictitious Uhtred to embroider the steadfast March toward the creation of Engaland.

“Fate remains wholly inexorable”

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annahenke Funny how quickly that happens 3y
Awk_Word_Smith @annahenke IKR! “I finally finished the last book in the series! Wait, there‘s two more now?!?!” 3y
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TrishB
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#bookmail
Qe for the two in amazon sale.
I stopped reading the Cornwell at no 11- but he‘s just finished the series at 13 and I have to know what happens- this is no 12 ?

cozypunk Is Serpentine part of a series? Or a standalone? 4y
TrishB @dandy.punk it‘s set after His Dark Materials and features Lyra. 4y
cozypunk Ooh, neat! 4y
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Cathythoughts Looking good 👍🏻great deal 😁❤️ 4y
Oryx My copy of serpentine has been sitting at waterstones since October... Hope I can pick it up sometime soon. They assured me that they will keep it for me 🤞🙂 4y
LeahBergen I bought the final book for my husband for Christmas. 👍🏻 4y
eeclayton I'm at book 7 in the Saxon Tales, taking a break but intend to return to the books later on. 4y
TrishB @Cathythoughts definitely 👍🏻 4y
TrishB @Oryx I somehow just never got round to buying so was made up to see it on offer. You‘d think Waterstones would post it out to you 😁 4y
TrishB @LeahBergen I need to read the ending now! 4y
TrishB @eeclayton definitely worth returning to 👍🏻 4y
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ChemistKat
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Mehso-so

An okay addition to the series. SoK kept me reading, but it‘s a very typical Last Kingdom series book. Cornwell didn‘t get too much out of the box for this one. Even so, it‘s a Cornwell Last Kingdom book, so it‘s still an absorbing read. I can‘t wait to read the 13th and last in the series when it comes out this fall!

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ChemistKat
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So excited for my hold to come through!

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J0v1njelyn
Sword of Kings: A Novel | Bernard Cornwell
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Highly anticipating it‘s release. #TheLastKingdom

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J0v1njelyn
Sword of Kings: A Novel | Bernard Cornwell
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TRUE DAT!!! Books...books...and more 📚