#51 in Historical fiction
The Pagan Lord
- 320
- Pages
- about 6 h
- Reading time
- NYT bestseller · 1 week on the list
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Our view
“The Pagan Lord” delivers more of Uhtred’s battles and bravado in the seventh volume of Bernard Cornwell’s “The Saxon Stories”. The story moves through Mercia and Northumbria in the early tenth century, among Saxons and Vikings at war. Some readers sense a formula setting in and a slow start, but Uhtred keeps them turning the pages. Readers fond of Uhtred will want it regardless.
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About the book
The Pagan Lord is the seventh historical novel in The Saxon Stories by Bernard Cornwell, first published in 2013. The story is set in the early 10th century in Anglo-Saxon Mercia and Northumbria.
Reading order · The Saxon Stories
Full order & progress →- The Last KingdomStart here
8.28.2 / 10 - The Pale Horseman
8.28.2 / 10 - The Lords of the North
–Not ranked yet - Sword Song
8.28.2 / 10 - The Burning Land
8.18.1 / 10 - Death of Kings
8.18.1 / 10 - The Pagan LordThis book
8.28.2 / 10 - The Empty Throne
8.28.2 / 10 - Warriors of the Storm
8.28.2 / 10 - The Flame Bearer
8.18.1 / 10 - War of the Wolf
8.18.1 / 10 - Sword of Kings
8.08.0 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.6 across 86 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 37% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Historical fiction average of 8.0. That is how 8.2 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 8.6 | 86 | 100% |
Frequently asked
How long is The Pagan Lord?
It has 320 pages — shorter than 79% of the ranked books in Historical fiction.
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