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Number9Dream

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4. Almost finished with "The Burning Land" by Bernard Cornwell.

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Sun Aug 1, 2021, 04:23 PM

Aug 2021

As always, thanks for the thread, hermetic.

The fifth book in the 'Saxon' series, and another good novel. Uhtred, the Saxon warlord, battles Danish Vikings, and becomes an outlaw to the very sick Alfred the Great. Cornwell comes up with clever battle scenes and non-stop action.

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What Fiction are you reading this week, August 1, 2021? [View all] hermetic Aug 2021 OP

Andy Weir's latest. Jeebo Aug 2021 #1

Loved The Martian, too hermetic Aug 2021 #2

No fiction this week. murielm99 Aug 2021 #3

Wow hermetic Aug 2021 #5

Almost finished with "The Burning Land" by Bernard Cornwell. Number9Dream Aug 2021 #4

He is a master of that hermetic Aug 2021 #6

Funny thing hermetic Aug 2021 #7

"Up Against the Night"--Justin Cartwright bif Aug 2021 #8

That sure does sound good hermetic Aug 2021 #9