WAR OF THE WOLF. ** [11th novel of The Saxon Stories series.]

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. [Complete number line 1.] FINE-/FINE-.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,wrap-around colour photographic illustrated dw/dj with embossed white and embossed gilt lettering to front+spine/backstrip, critics' white+gilt lettered reviews to rear panel; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners – a small closed tear internally sellotape repaired to front lower tip - but no other nicks,tears or splits present - book with a slighr lean.Top+fore-edges clean without foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight, clean,solid and sound – no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips – appears unread,apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,original,plain black cloth boards with bright, crisp,blocked gilt lettered spine/backstrip,a b/w striped headband and immaculate/clean plain pale blue with a white figure of a wolf illustrated sets of endpapers.UK, 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,3-333pp [paginated] includes Pts 1+2 comprising 5 and 6 chapters respectively; plus [unpaginated] note on author,place names,title page,a dedication,a contents list/table,b/w historical regional map,individual b/w vignetted Pts separator pages,and to the rear,3 pages publisher's advert for author's other titles and 4pp blanks.
Visually the exterior appearance is still more than acceptable,and even internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation.Believed a low print run.
THE LAST KINGDOM series is an historical novel series about the birth of England in the 9th & 10th Centuries.
The protagonist of the series is Uhtred of Bebbanburg,born to a Saxon lord in Northumbria. He is captured as a child and adopted by a Danish warlord.The name of the fictional protagonist comes from the historical Uhtred the Bold,and Cornwell is a descendant of this family.
The story begins with the conquest of all but one of the major Saxon kingdoms by the Danes, with Wessex, the last kingdom,nearly overrun. Alfred the Great,King of Wessex,rallies his forces and begins the long struggle to fulfill his ambition of uniting all English speakers in one realm.Uhtred,despite his inclinations otherwise,repeatedly fights and schemes to bring about Alfred's dream over the course of a long life.
Uhtred of Bebbanburg has won back his ancestral home but,threatened from all sides by enemies both old and new,he doesn't have long to enjoy the victory.
In Mercia,rebellion is in the air as King Edward tries to seize control.In Wessex,rival parties scramble to settle on the identity of the next king and across the country invading Norsemen continue their relentless raid.
Uhtred,a legendary warrior,admired and sought as an ally,feared as an adversary finds himself once again torn between his two heritages: fighting on what he considers the wrong side, cursed by misfortune and tragedy and facing one of his most formidable enemies.Only the most astute cunning,the greatest loyalty and the most spectacular courage can save him.
For decades,Uhtred has stood at the intersection between Pagan and Christian,between Saxon and Viking,between the old world he was born into and the new world being forged around him.The pressure on him as father,as politician and as warrior grows as never before. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!
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