stormlightreader 's review for:

The Empty Throne by Bernard Cornwell

4.5

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The Empty Throne is among my favourites of the series so far. I really enjoyed the prologue

from the POV of Uhtred's son

. Uhtred and his son are such a good pairing, although there is an alarming number of Uhtred's mentioned in this book ("

My name is Uhtred. I am the son of Uhtred, who was the son of Uhtred, and his father was also called Uhtred.

") 😂 There were some really great moments in The Empty Throne. Getting to know Stiorra was one of my favourite parts of this book! She is such a badass! Uthred's children coming more into focus and their personalities showing through is great to see. I do like Uhtred in the books but I prefer the show version of Uhtred. Book Uhtred has some qualities that I'm not a huge fan of. Also, Æthelflaed. I do love her and her becoming queen (thanks to Uhtred) was a great moment. She deserves it. The book also has some funny moments (

Uhtred confessing his sins

🤣 and

Æthelstan basically tripped and fell into Finan's shield wall

😂 excellent!

Things to remember:

• Stiorra marries Sigtryggr