The Burning Land – The New Bernard Cornwell Book

The Burning Land the new Book form Bernard Cornwell author of the Sharpe series of books is out on the 1st of October in the UK. His previous novel ‘Azincourt’ sold well entering the New York Times list at number 4, and stayed there for a number of weeks, Azincourt was reported to sell over 100,000 copies in the UK in its first month since publication.

Bernard is a prolific writer and has written over 40 books, including the Richard Sharpe series of books, and the much acclaimed Warlord series which gives a fresh and feisty retelling of the Arthur tale.

The book is the fifth instalment in the Saxon Chronicles series of novels following on from The Last Kingdom, The Pale Horseman, The Lords of the North and Sword Song. It focuses on the continuing saga of Uhtred of Bebbanburg as he fights for King Alfred against the threatening Viking forces.

The story will continue as Uhtred faces the potential invader and would be king of Wessex, Harald Bloodhair. Who due to King Alfred’s weak health seeks the throne, as England appears weak and vulnerable to the land hungry Vikings. The Book reaches its climax as both forces prepare to meet for a decisive battle at Farnham in Sussex.

Like many books this autumn its release date has been timed to avoid a clash with Dan Browns latest release the Lost Symbol, and a gap of a good 2 Weeks has been left to enable the book to get the much needed promotional space both online and in bookstores.

The book is due to be release in the US in January after the Christmas period for reasons we have been unable to fathom, unless books are not commonly bought as Christmas presents in the USA.

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