![]() ![]() Uhtred, bored with the peace between Alfred and the Danish king Guthrum, goes off raiding into Cornwall. The Pale Horseman is a gripping, monumental adventure that gives breathtaking life to one of the most important epochs in English history-yet another masterwork from New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell. ![]() But blood is his destiny, and when the overwhelming Viking horde attacks out of a wintry darkness, Uhtred must put aside all hatred and distrust and stand beside his embattled country's staunch defender-the fugitive King Alfred. A dispossessed young nobleman, Uhtred is tied to the imperilled land by birth and marriage but was raised by the Danish invaders-and he questions where his allegiance must lie. The last unvanquished piece of England, Wessex is eyed hungrily by the fearsome Viking conquerors. ![]()
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