The Flame Bearer

By: Bernard Cornwell

Narrated by: Matt Bates

The tenth installment of Bernard Cornwell’s New York Times bestselling series chronicling the epic saga of the making of England, “like Game of Thrones, but real” (The Observer, London)—the basis for The Last Kingdom, the hit television series.

Britain is in a state of uneasy peace. Northumbria’s Viking ruler, Sigtryggr, and Mercia’s Saxon Queen Aethelflaed have agreed a truce. And so England’s greatest warrior, Uhtred of Bebbanburg, at last has the chance to take back the home his traitorous uncle stole from him so many years ago—and which his scheming cousin still occupies.

But fate is inexorable, and the enemies Uhtred has made and the oaths he has sworn conspire to distract him from his dream of recapturing his home. New enemies enter into the fight for England’s kingdoms: the redoubtable Constantin of Scotland seizes an opportunity for conquest and leads his armies south. Britain’s precarious peace threatens to turn into a war of annihilation. Yet Uhtred is determined that nothing—neither the new adversaries nor the old foes who combine against him—will keep him from his birthright.

“Historical novels stand or fall on detail, and Mr. Cornwell writes as if he has been to ninth-century Wessex and back.”
—Wall Street Journal

The exciting conclusion to Uhtred's saga.

Riveting.
Fast paced.
The final Uthred novel is bittersweet yet satisfying like good Frankish wine. Old enemies and forgotten rivals stand in the Pagan Lord's path to reclaim his ancestral home. The resulting clash holds your attention to the final second. Bernard Cornwell does what he does best in "The Flame Bearer," penning an excellent work that holds the power to stir the inner warrior in any man. now that the series is concluded, I must admit I will sincerely miss Uhtred's stories. As before, Matt Bates performance is both savagely brutal and emotional. The Saxon Tales is a series worth your attention. Until Valhalla Uhtred.

Excellent narration

Due to diminished vision I am adjusting to audio version of some of my favorite books. I thoroughly enjoy the quality of this audio presentation.

great finish to the saga

lived it as a great finish to Uhtreds saga. But I hope the saga continues.they

Epic story!

keep me entertained throughout the entire story. I will definitely read this series again, wow!

love the story

the story is very good i was reading this since last kingdom and agincort. narrator is very convincing that i forgot about how i have been listening.