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Sword Song

The Battle for London

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Sword Song

By: Bernard Cornwell
Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
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In the exhilarating Saxon Tales series, Bernard Cornwell reimagines one of the most fascinating tales in all of history - the birth of England - and breathes life into the brilliant king who made it possible: Alfred the Great.

Alfred of Wessex has survived the Danish invasions, but though he now has an uneasy truce with his enemies, fresh Viking ships are arriving to plunder and enslave the Saxons. Those Vikings must be defeated, and Alfred's first move is to deny them their fortress on the Thames, the decayed Roman city of London. His weapon is Uhtred, a warrior of formidable reputation. But neither Alfred's wisdom, not Uhtred's prowess, might be enough to save Wessex when a Viking lord captures a prize of inestimable value.

©2008 Bernard Cornwell (P)2014 HarperCollins Publishers Action & Adventure Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Sagas
Compelling Historical Fiction • Vivid Battle Scenes • Masterful Narration • Engaging Storyline • Humorous Elements
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There's no doubt Bernard Cornwell is talented in his story writing. This series is one of the best I've listened to since the Kushiel Series by Jacqueline Carey. Jonathan Keeble is my number 1 narrator of these books, I'm on the the next book and very disappointed Jonathan Keeble isn't narrating it. I'll have to order the books on kindle from here on out.

Great Story

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It took me some time to get used to the narrator; I’ve always just read the series myself. So things clashed in my own mind for a bit. In the end though I was in the edge of my seat taking it all in excitedly. As always Cornwall has left me wishing for the next book in the series.

Slow start great finish

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The incomparable Jonathan Keeble is back narrating two terrific battles. He has a rich baritone, reminds me of the late Richard Burton, and his narration of the battles are an out-of-body experience, you feel surrounded by sound and images. undoubtedly this is the authors finest series.

Another Barn Burner

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loved it as I love all the books in this series. would recommend to everyone

great book

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The first narrator of the series was best. The rest were false and weak of voice.

change of narrators

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keeble is so much better than any of the other narrator's that are used for other books in the series

Keeble is the only narrator for this series

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Another smash hit. Between Bernard Cromwell's talent, the awesome hero Uhtred, and Jonathan Keeble's interpretation of an old man telling a story— it's magic. But please, start with the first one. You don't want to miss one year of this warrior's life. I can't wait to read the next in the series.

I adore this narrator.

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The story line and narrator make this book amazing. It's a must hear/read for those of us that like amazing battle stories.

Great

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I must say that I never thought that there could be so much to how one reads a book for a recording and I simply must be said That Mr Keeble's performance is phenomenal; quite outstanding

Mr Keeble is amazing

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I'm really enjoying the series but I really didn't enjoy Tom Sellwood's voice in the previous book. Hopefully the next books are voiced by good voice actors.

Thank God Jonathan keeble's back

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