TY - BOOK AU - Cornwell,Bernard TI - Death of kings: a novel T2 - Saxon stories series SN - 0061969656 : AV - PR6053.O75 D38 2012 U1 - 823/.914 COR 22nd PY - 2011/// CY - New York PB - Harper KW - Alfred, KW - Great Britain KW - History KW - Alfred, 871-899 KW - Fiction KW - Anglo-Saxon period, 449-1066 KW - Historical fiction KW - gsafd N2 - The fate of a young nation rests in the hands of a reluctant warrior in the thrilling sixth volume of the New York Times bestselling Saxon Tales series. Following the intrigue and action of The Burning Land and Sword Song, this latest chapter in Bernard Cornwell's epic saga of England is a gripping tale of divided loyalties and mounting chaos. At a crucial moment in time, as Alfred the Great lays dying, the fate of all--Angles, Saxons, and Vikings alike--hangs desperately in the balance ER -