The Pale Horseman
(The Last Kingdom Series, Book 2)
By Bernard Cornwell
Skeptical of a treaty between the Vikings and Wessex, Uhtred takes his talent for mayhem to Cornwall, gaining treasure and a mysterious woman on the way. But when he is accused of massacring Christians, he finds lies can be as deadly as steel.
Still, when pious King Alfred flees to a watery refuge, it is the pagan warrior he relies on. Now Uhtred must fight a battle which will shape history – and confront the Viking with the banner of the white horse …
Uhtred of Bebbanburg’s mind is as sharp as his sword. A thorn in the side of the priests and nobles who shape his fate, this Saxon raised by Vikings is torn between the life he loves and those he has sworn to serve.
My Review:
I honestly cannot read these books fast enough. I absolutely love everything about this series thus far. Cornwell really knows how to not only capture his reader’s imagination but hold on to it right until the very end.
The more I read about Uhtred of Bebbanburg the more I like him. He is conflicted by his Saxon heritage, but his Viking upbringing, but I think that makes his character all the more believable. I really want to stop writing now, as I am desperate to start Book 3! That is how good this book is.
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