The third installment of Bernard Cornwells bestselling series chronicling the epic saga of the making of England, like Game of Thrones, but real (The Observer, London)the basis forThe Last Kingdom, the hit BBC America television series.After achieving victory at King Alfreds side, Uhtred of Bebbanburg is returning to his home in the North, finally free of his allegiance to the Kingor so he believes. An encounter with a vicious slave trader introduces Uhtred to Guthred, the self-proclaimed King of Northumbria. Curious about Guthreds astounding claim, Uhtred follows him north. But he soon discovers fate has another incredible surprise in store, and begins an unexpected journey that climaxes in the midnight siege of a city thought impregnablea dangerous seige that results in the forging of England.Lords of the Northis Bernard Cornwells finest work yeta breathtaking adventure, but it also tells the story of the creation of English identity, as the English and Danes begin to become one people, appropriating each others languages and, thrillingly, fighting side-by-side.