The Flame Bearer

The Flame Bearer
First edition cover
AuthorBernard Cornwell
LanguageEnglish
SeriesThe Saxon Stories
GenreHistorical novel
PublisherHarperCollins
Publication date
2016
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint (hardback)
Pages284 (hardback edition)
ISBN978-0062250780 (first, hardback edition)
Preceded byWarriors of the Storm 
Followed byWar of the Wolf 

The Flame Bearer is the tenth historical novel in The Saxon Stories series aka The Last Kingdom series by Bernard Cornwell, first published in October 2016. It is set in 10th-century England and continues to follow the fortunes of the fictional Uhtred of Bebbanburg. In this novel Uhtred sets out to finally regain his childhood home, Bebbanburg, which is now held by his cousin.[1]

  1. ^ Zobeck, Terry (10 January 2017). "The Flame Bearer: A Novel". Washington Independent Review of Books. Retrieved 20 October 2018.