THE LAST KINGDOM SERIES
BOOKS 1 & 2
The Last Kingdom
The Pale Horseman
Bernard Cornwell
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The Last Kingdom first published in Great Britain by HarperCollinsPublishers 2004
The Pale Horseman first published in Great Britain by HarperCollinsPublishers 2005
Copyright © Bernard Cornwell 2004, 2005
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Contents
The Last Kingdom Series Book 3
THE LAST KINGDOM
BERNARD CORNWELL
Published by HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd
1 London Bridge Street
London SE1 9GF
First published in Great Britain by HarperCollinsPublishers 2004
Copyright © Bernard Cornwell 2004
Cover layout design © HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd 2015
Photography by Kata Vermes © Carnival Film & Television Limited 2015
Bernard Cornwell asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work
A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library
This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it, while at times based on historical figures, are the work of the author’s imagination.
All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, downloaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins.
Ebook Edition © July 2009 ISBN: 9780007338818
Version: 2017-05-08
THE LAST KINGDOM
is for Judy, with love
Wyrd bið ful ãræd
CONTENTS
Prologue: NORTHUMBRIA, 866–867 AD