War Lord
- Published
- 15 October 2020
- Pages
- 357
- ISBN-13
- 9780008183981
- Type
- novel
About this book
The thirteenth and final book in The Last Kingdom, War Lord (2020, 357 pages) follows Sword of Kings and closes out Uhtred's fifty-year story -- Cornwell has confirmed it as the ending. It brings the fight begun in 866 to its conclusion: a united England, finally and violently born.
Key facts about War Lord
War Lord is a novel by Bernard Cornwell. Readers have had it since 15 October 2020. It runs to 357 pages.
Our list holds 3 editions of War Lord. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780008183981 to find the main one.
War Lord is book 13 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
War Lord is book 13 in the The Last Kingdom series. It follows Sword of Kings. It is followed by Uhtred's Feast: Inside the World of The Last Kingdom. 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 9780062563248
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780008183950
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780063226517