Sword of Kings
- Published
- 1 January 2019
- Pages
- 400
- ISBN-13
- 9780062563231
- Type
- novel
About this book
Sword of Kings (2019, 400 pages) precedes War Lord as the twelfth novel in The Last Kingdom, part of the single continuous arc Cornwell wrote from 2004 through to the series' 2020 conclusion. Uhtred of Bebbanburg's fight to unite England's Saxon kingdoms against Danish rule is nearly at its end.
Key facts about Sword of Kings
Sword of Kings is a novel by Bernard Cornwell. Readers have had it since 2019. It runs to 400 pages.
Our list holds 3 editions of Sword of Kings. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780062563231 to find the main one.
Sword of Kings is book 12 of 14 in The Last Kingdom series. The series has 14 published books. However, the series starts with The Last Kingdom (2004). Uhtred's Feast: Inside the World of The Last Kingdom is the latest book in the series with a full release date, out on 25 May 2023.
Additionally, Bernard Cornwell writes Sharpe, The Crowning Mercy Trilogy and The Sailing Thrillers, plus 3 more series. Those series sit on our historical fiction, thriller and historical fantasy shelves. Meanwhile, Sharpe's Storm is the latest published Bernard Cornwell book on file, from 21 October 2025.
About Bernard Cornwell
Bernard Cornwell is a British author of historical adventure fiction, best known for immersing readers in the physical detail and moral complexity of pre-modern warfare. His breakout Sharpe series follows Richard Sharpe, a low-born British soldier rising through the ranks during the Napoleonic Wars, and became a household name in Britain thanks to the long-running ITV adaptation starring Sean Bean. See every Bernard Cornwell book in order.
Its place in The Last Kingdom
Sword of Kings is book 12 in the The Last Kingdom series. It follows War of the Wolf. It is followed by War Lord. See the full The Last Kingdom reading order.
The Last Kingdom (published in the UK as The Saxon Stories, then The Warrior Chronicles) is Bernard Cornwell's account of the making of England, narrated by Uhtred of Bebbanburg — a Northumbrian nobleman's son captured and raised by Vikings as a boy, who grows up caught between two loyalties: the Danes who taught him to fight and love, and the Saxon kingdoms of his birth. It opens in 866, as Danish armies are overrunning England one kingdom at a time, and follows the fifty-year fight to stop them, centred on…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780063035942
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780008183905
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780008183899