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Synopsis: The Pale Horseman is the second book in Bernard Cornwell's Alfred the Great series set in 9th Century Britain and the sequel to the bestselling The Last Kingdom. This book like its predecessor follows the character of Uhtred of Bebbanberg, a landless pagan Lord of Northumbria who, though raised among the Danes, is now married to, and lives among, the West Saxons of Wessex. The book starts with the aftermath of the battle Cynuit (the end of "Last Kingdom") in which Uhtred had slain the great Viking Champion Ubba Lothbrokson. After the battle Uhtred arrives at the court of the King only to discover that Ealdorman Odda the younger has claimed the ... Read the complete review
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