{"product_id":"the-burning-land-9780060888763","title":"The Burning Land","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e fifth installment of Bernard Cornwell's \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling Saxon Tales 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 end of the ninth century, with King Alfred of Wessex in ill health and his heir still an untested youth, it falls to Alfred's reluctant warlord Uhtred to outwit and outbattle the invading enemy Danes, led by the sword of savage warrior Harald Bloodhair. But the sweetness of Uhtred's victory is soured by tragedy, forcing him to break with the Saxon king. Joining the Vikings, allied with his old friend Ragnar--and his old foe Haesten--Uhtred devises a strategy to invade and conquer Wessex itself. But fate has very different plans. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBernard Cornwell's \u003cem\u003eThe Burning Land \u003c\/em\u003eis an irresistible new chapter in his epic story of the birth of England and the legendary king who made it possible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCornwell, Bernard:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eBERNARD CORNWELL is the author of the acclaimed \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling Saxon Tales series, which includes \u003cem\u003eThe Last Kingdom, The Pale Horseman, Lords of the North, Sword Song, The Burning Land, Death of Kings, The Pagan Lord\u003c\/em\u003e, and, most recently, \u003cem\u003eThe Empty Throne \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eWarriors of the Storm\u003c\/em\u003e, and which serves as the basis for the hit television series \u003cem\u003eThe Last Kingdom\u003c\/em\u003e. He lives with his wife on Cape Cod and in Charleston, South Carolina. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50615066034450,"sku":"9780060888763","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0b2b5bc9-e39c-42bb-9791-6e2e2e5ad762.jpg?v=1732474557","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-burning-land-9780060888763","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}