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Lords of the North
by Bernard Cornwell
Ah! Good to see Uhtred north again!
Certainly this book will pass as one of my favorite adventures of Uhtred. His thirst for more power and recognition drives him back to his ancestors' lands. Unlikely alliances and risky plots fill these pages with a lot of reasons to never stop turning them.
Cornwell has a magical skill of making a character repeat the same lines in a few pages, and each time they feel more real and significant rather than repetitive.
Cornwell can also "spoil" the outcome of a battle or a whole chapter, right before it begins, while maintaining the interest and keeping the stakes high. Foreshadowing at its best! Good to see some old characters return, as well.
My only complain would be that i felt Uhtred to be TOO LUCKY in this one. Not that he had not done enough himself to deserve some intervention from the spinners of fate!
Maybe not one of my favorite books of all time, hence the lack of the 5th star. But for sure one of the most enjoyable books of my reading year.
Certainly this book will pass as one of my favorite adventures of Uhtred. His thirst for more power and recognition drives him back to his ancestors' lands. Unlikely alliances and risky plots fill these pages with a lot of reasons to never stop turning them.
Cornwell has a magical skill of making a character repeat the same lines in a few pages, and each time they feel more real and significant rather than repetitive.
Cornwell can also "spoil" the outcome of a battle or a whole chapter, right before it begins, while maintaining the interest and keeping the stakes high. Foreshadowing at its best! Good to see some old characters return, as well.
My only complain would be that i felt Uhtred to be TOO LUCKY in this one. Not that he had not done enough himself to deserve some intervention from the spinners of fate!
Maybe not one of my favorite books of all time, hence the lack of the 5th star. But for sure one of the most enjoyable books of my reading year.