{"product_id":"the-pagan-lord-a-novel","title":"The Pagan Lord: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e seventh installment of Bernard Cornwell’s \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling series chronicling the epic saga of the making of England, “like Game of Thrones, but real” (\u003cem\u003eThe Observer\u003c\/em\u003e, London)—the basis for \u003cem\u003eThe Last Kingdom\u003c\/em\u003e, the hit television series.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the onset of the tenth century, England is in turmoil. Alfred the Great is dead and Edward, his son, reigns as king. Wessex survives, but peace cannot hold: the Danes in the north, led by Viking Cnut Longsword, stand ready to invade and will not rest until the emerald crown is theirs. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUhtred, once Alfred’s great warrior but now out of favor with the new king, must lead a band of outcasts north to recapture his old family home, that great Northumbrian fortress, Bebbanburg. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Pagan Lord\u003c\/em\u003e, loyalties will be divided and men will fall, as every Saxon kingdom is drawn into the bloodiest battle yet with the Danes: a war that will decide the fate of every king, and the entire British nation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bernard Cornwell","offers":[{"title":"Trade Paperback","offer_id":55253814968611,"sku":"9780061969720","price":15.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/2258\/5123\/files\/9780061969720.jpg?v=1781823205","url":"https:\/\/epicreads.com\/products\/the-pagan-lord-a-novel","provider":"Epic Reads","version":"1.0","type":"link"}