false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170692874m/68528.jpg 68528 18 <p> The last unvanquished piece of England, Wessex is eyed hungrily by the fearsome Viking conquerors. A dispossessed young nobleman, Uhtred is tied to the imperiled land by birth and marriage but was raised by the Danish invaders&#8212;and he questions where his allegiance must lie. 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&#8212;the fugitive King Alfred. </p> <p> The Pale Horseman<i> is a gripping, monumental adventure that gives breathtaking </i>life to one of the most important epochs in English history&#8212;yet another masterwork from <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author Bernard Cornwell. </p> 891875 book 2005 The Pale Horseman total:889|5:283|4:402|3:181|2:21|1:2| 889 3610 1133 63 5 0 false false Sat Mar 31 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Dec 06 23:02:13 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 06 23:02:13 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Sep 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 06 15:37:49 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 06 16:11:00 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 24 06:25:24 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 01 02:41:59 -0700 2009 2 more...]]> 2 0 true false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Mar 21 05:39:02 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 21 05:39:45 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Aug 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 01 13:10:47 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 21 05:29:32 -0700 2009
This middle book is concerned with Alfred’s desperate attempt to stave of defeat by the Danes, after they break the truce negotiated earlier and invade Wessex. Alfred is forced to hide in the marshlands of Wessex, while the Danes run rampant over...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Aug 20 11:33:39 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 20 11:37:26 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat May 31 13:35:28 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 07 09:52:22 -0700 2008
Personally, I find it difficult not to enjoy a Cornwell novel. He has a gift of providing just enough history to satisfy the discerning while continu...more...]]> 4 1 false false Wed Nov 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Fri Nov 02 11:09:52 -0700 2007 Thu Mar 06 23:27:06 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jul 31 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 24 22:24:36 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 01 14:02:51 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Oct 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 04 19:31:51 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 04 19:38:02 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Nov 26 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Dec 03 00:29:56 -0800 2009 Thu Dec 03 00:43:25 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false true Mon Apr 07 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 06 08:34:21 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 09 22:02:35 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Apr 08 12:52:00 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 27 13:10:43 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Nov 13 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 08 14:48:22 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 16 11:35:28 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Thu Aug 21 18:52:49 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 21 18:59:48 -0700 2008
Cornwell gives a list of known aliases for the names of England's places. Without any written language, there was little consistency i...more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Aug 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 01 19:25:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 25 15:07:18 -0700 2009
This time the setting is the 9th Century Saxon-Danish wars at the time of Alfred the G...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Feb 23 10:43:50 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 23 10:44:50 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Tue Sep 09 09:41:06 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 09 09:45:20 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Sep 24 08:39:58 -0700 2007 Tue Aug 28 18:02:34 -0700 2007 Tue Aug 28 18:02:34 -0700 2007
The "great Alfred" drives me nutty with his constant...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jan 13 03:35:24 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 13 03:36:29 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=68528