I love, love historic novels & have discovered that I’m a bit of an Anglophile. And, now, I’m on to book two. This is a very well written novel. It’s easy to become invested in the various characters ~ both good and bad. I’m a big fan of Uhtred & looking forward to his continuing story.

Magnificent. Truly well written, incredible story and great main character. I cannot wait to finish the rest of the books.

I’ve started reading this series because I loved the Netflix series by the same name. Books are way better than the film version as usual, but it does take a bit of time to adjust to the names and sites. The fast pace is great, the modernized wording is fun, and the fury of battle is palpable. On to the next!

Very well Detailed

I see now why this book gets such high reviews. The battle scenes are intense. They always say the book is better, and although I love the show, the book is definitely better.

One of the best historical novels that I have read. Well written. Well documented in history. Well worth the time to read.

I enjoyed the book. I watched the series on Netflix as well. As usual, the book is better. However, the film is well done too. This really captures the period well. A great writer and another great book of Historical fiction!

This is an excellent NOVEL! Apple chooses to sell it as history. It is NOT history and should not be sold that way.

Great oldtimey yarn of wooden ships and iron men. Very entertaining window of life fifteen hundred years ago in one of today’s most prominent European areas.

Bernard Cornwell’s masterpiece starts here.Uhtred’s story captivates and Cornwell’s writing brings the ninth and tenth century struggle between the Saxons and Danes alive like few authors can. It made me look deeper into my own Anglo-Scandinavian heritage. Cornwell tops the list of the great historical fiction writers.