Book info

• Title War of the Wolf
• Author Bernard Cornwell
• Year 2018
• Genre Historical

Lord Uhtred of Bebbanburg knows that peace is far from reach. Though he has won the battle for his ancestral home, rebellion looms in Mercia and invading Norsemen appear at every turn. With the country in turmoil, Uhtred comes face-to-face with King Skoll, a violent Norseman leading an army of úlfheðinn, or wolf warriors, hellbent on seizing a kingdom – and killing any in his path. Surrounded and outnumbered by new enemies, Uhtred must call on all his skill and courage to survive, and prevent his beloved Northumbria from falling to the Viking hordes.

Thoughts

I don’t really know what to say in this review, because it’s just more of the same excellent historical writing from Bernard Cornwell. We’re so far into this series that our heroes are embedded, we know how they’re going to react to things, and all it needs is outside influence and forces beyond their control to create a gripping narrative. As always, the specific details and character names get muddled in my head but somehow I still really enjoy the read and look forward to the next one. It feels like we’re building towards something big.

Rating: 3 / 5