
The Pale Horseman
The Saxon Chronicles, Book 2
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Narrated by:
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Jamie Glover
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By:
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Bernard Cornwell
Uhtred is a Saxon, cheated of his inheritance and adrift in a world of fire, sword, and treachery. He has to make a choice: whether to fight for the Vikings, who raised him, or for King Alfred the Great of Wessex, who dislikes him.
In the late ninth century, Wessex is the last English kingdom. The rest have fallen to the Danish Vikings, a story told in The Last Kingdom, the New York Times best-selling novel in which Uhtred's tale began. Now the Vikings want to finish England. They assemble the Great Army, whose one ambition is to conquer Wessex. A dispossessed young nobleman married to a woman who hails from Wessex, Uhtred has little love for either, though for King Alfred he has none at all. Yet fate, as Uhtred learns, has its own imperatives, and when the Vikings attack out of a wintry darkness to shatter the last English kingdom, Uhtred finds himself at Alfred's side.
Bernard Cornwell's The Pale Horseman, like The Last Kingdom, is rooted in the real history of Anglo-Saxon England. It tells the astonishing and true story of how Alfred, forced to become a fugitive in a few square miles of swampland, fights his enemies against overwhelming odds. The king is a pious Christian while Uhtred is a pagan. Alfred is a sickly scholar while Uhtred is an arrogant warrior. Yet the two forge an uneasy alliance that will lead them out of the marshes to the stark hilltop where the last remaining Saxon army will fight for the very existence of England.
Ready for battle? Don't miss the rest of the Saxon Chronicles Series, including The Last Kingdom (Book 1), Lords of the North (Book 3), and Sword Song (Book 4).©2006 Bernard Cornwell (P)2006 HarperCollins Publishers, Inc.Listeners also enjoyed...




















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Deep down he knows Alfred hates him but he is a Saxon, blood in and blood out he is a Saxon..Must read..
Uhtred is the man!!!
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Good Read
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Didn’t realize there was an abridged version
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Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
Cornwell has captured the essence of what it meant to be a proud Saxon under Alfred the Great! A thrilling tale of courage and honor. I love all the Saxon Chronicles.If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?
A thrilling tale of courage and honor.This a book for men.
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I like the narrator, who also narrated the first book.
Now on to book Three, "The Lords of the North", and this one is unabridged.
as good as the first
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Where does The Pale Horseman rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
I didn't realize I had gotten an abridged version until I was looking up a reference in the printed version - but I didn't miss any of the material that was not there. I think the abridgement really worked well and tightened up the story nicely. I really love this series and I'm looking forward to the rest. I feel like I've had a trip to the 9th century to meet the characters and watch the battles. I have loved almost all the books I've listened too and it is really hard to rate them but this book would definitely be near the top.What was one of the most memorable moments of The Pale Horseman?
The description of life in the swamp and the critical battle where the Saxons are outnumbered by the Danes was extremely intense.What about Jamie Glover’s performance did you like?
He has a great voice and his enthusiasm for the material brings the story home.Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
I could hardly but it down. It felt like it was over too soon.A great series
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The reader of this volume is not my favorite -- every male character in the book is given a separate and distinct Scandinavian/British accent, which I'm not sure makes sense when no character, technically, is speaking any language modern listeners would recognize.
I am also puzzled why some books in this series are abridged and others are not. Especially since the abridged versions still seem to retain the vast oceans of blood and gore, rather than the details of daily life.
Guilty Pleasure
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Love the Saxon Series
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abridged
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he writes a series of book with a hero in a particular time period and i grow to part of the hero and share his adventures.
if u enjoy action u should not try this book for u may be hooked for many years.
Excellent
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