{"product_id":"the-pale-horseman-9780061144837","title":"The Pale Horseman","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e second 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\u003eAs the last unvanquished piece of England, Wessex is eyed hungrily by the fearsome Viking conquerors. Uhtred, a dispossessed young nobleman, is tied to the imperiled land by birth and marriage but was raised by the Danish invaders--and he questions where his allegiance must lie. But blood is his destiny, and when the overwhelming Viking horde attacks out of a wintry darkness, Uhtred must put aside all hatred and distrust and stand beside his embattled country's staunch defender--the fugitive King Alfred. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Pale Horseman \u003c\/em\u003eis a gripping, monumental adventure that gives breathtaking life to one of the most important epochs in English history--yet another masterwork from \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Bernard Cornwell.\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":50621283336466,"sku":"9780061144837","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_694e9af5-8d13-4977-847c-1f1870b46d5a.jpg?v=1732584633","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-pale-horseman-9780061144837","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}