![]() ![]() The formula seems to be working on me though as I have read all 9 of these books so far this year. Alongside The Burning Land and The Last Kingdom, Warriors of the Storm, for me, is a perfect example of Cornwell’s formula. Battles, skirmishes, shield-walls, formidable opponents, intelligent tactics, and quality side characters (both seasoned and new). He was a savage, a pirate, a wild king of nowhere, and my daughter Stiorra had married his brother.”īeing the ninth novel in the series, a lot of what is presented here has been seen before throughout these tales. No man sailed a ship better, no man fought more fiercely, no man was held in more fear. To make matters more interesting, he is also Uhtred’s son-in-law’s brother Ragnall is a leader of repute and for all intents and purposes, a man to be feared. The fierce warrior Ragnall Ivarson leads an army and he has his sights set on both Mercia and Northumbria. Things have been tranquil and peaceful for a couple of years but now a new threat is on the horizon. Mercia seems to be thriving under the rule of Æthelflæd. ![]() At the beginning of Warriors of the Storm, a fifty-something-year-old Uhtred is residing at the stronghold of Ceaster. ![]()
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