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Series · Historical fiction

The Saxon Stories

Bernard Cornwell

11 of the 12 volumes have enough ratings to be scored, and they land between 8.0 and 8.2 — the series holds its level.

8.28.2 / 10
Score out of 101,334 ratings
12 volumes
Volumes
2004–2016
Published
The Pale Horseman
Best-rated volume
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The Saxon Stories books ranked, best to worst

  1. 1.The Pale Horseman Book 2 · 20058.2
  2. 2.The Empty Throne Book 8 · 20148.2
  3. 3.The Pagan Lord Book 7 · 20138.2
  4. 4.The Last Kingdom Book 1 · 20048.2
  5. 5.Sword Song Book 4 · 20078.2
  6. 6.Warriors of the Storm Book 9 · 20158.2
  7. 7.The Flame Bearer Book 10 · 20168.1
  8. 8.Death of Kings Book 6 · 20118.1
  9. 9.The Burning Land Book 5 · 20098.1
  10. 10.War of the Wolf Book 118.1
  11. 11.Sword of Kings Book 128.0

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Score per volume12 volumes on a timeline, 2004 to 2016 · Best-rated volume: The Pale Horseman
  1. The Last Kingdom
    The Last Kingdom2004 · 308 ratingsStart here
    8.28.2 / 10
  2. The Pale Horseman
    The Pale Horseman2005 · 210 ratingsBest-rated volume
    8.28.2 / 10
  3. The Lords of the North
    The Lords of the North2006 · Not ranked yet
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  4. Sword Song
    Sword Song2007 · 144 ratings
    8.28.2 / 10
  5. The Burning Land
    The Burning Land2009 · 133 ratings
    8.18.1 / 10
  6. Death of Kings
    Death of Kings2011 · 103 ratings
    8.18.1 / 10
  7. The Pagan Lord
    The Pagan Lord2013 · 86 ratings
    8.28.2 / 10
  8. The Empty Throne
    The Empty Throne2014 · 84 ratings
    8.28.2 / 10
  9. Warriors of the Storm
    Warriors of the Storm2015 · 72 ratings
    8.28.2 / 10
  10. The Flame Bearer
    The Flame Bearer2016 · 77 ratings
    8.18.1 / 10
  11. War of the Wolf
    War of the Wolf · 61 ratings
    8.18.1 / 10
  12. Sword of Kings
    Sword of Kings · 56 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10