{"product_id":"the-burning-land-by-bernard-cornwell-9780060888763","title":"The Burning Land","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe fifth instalment of Bernard Cornwell's \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling Saxon Tales chronicles 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\n\n\u003cp\u003eAt the end of the ninth century, with King Alfred of Wessex in ill health and his heir still an untested youth, it falls to Alfred's reluctant warlord Uhtred to outwit and outbattle the invading enemy Danes, led by the sword of savage warrior Harald Bloodhair. But the sweetness of Uhtred's victory is soured by tragedy, forcing him to break with the Saxon king.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJoining the Vikings, allied with his old friend Ragnar—and his old foe Haesten—Uhtred devises a strategy to invade and conquer Wessex itself. But fate has very different plans.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBernard Cornwell's \u003cem\u003eThe Burning Land\u003c\/em\u003e is an irresistible new chapter in his epic story of the birth of England and the legendary king who made it possible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Arotahi Agency","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47636071678188,"sku":"9780060888763","price":50.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780060888763-the-burning-land.jpg?v=1778921909","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-burning-land-by-bernard-cornwell-9780060888763","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}