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The Pagan Lord
- The Last Kingdom Series, Book 7
- Narrated by: Matt Bates
- Length: 11 hrs and 40 mins
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The new novel in Bernard Cornwell's number one best-selling series The Warrior Chronicles, on the making of England and the fate of his great hero, Uhtred of Bebbanburg.
Alfred the Great is dead and Edward his son reigns as king. Wessex survives but peace cannot hold. The Danes in the north, led by Viking Cnut Longsword, stand ready to invade and will never rest until the emerald crown is theirs. Uhtred, once Alfred's great warrior but now out of favour with the new king, must lead a band of outcasts north to recapture his old family home, that great Northumbrian fortress, Bebbanburg.Loyalties will be divided and men will fall, as every Saxon kingdom is drawn into the bloodiest battle yet with the Danes; a war which will decide the fate of every king, and the entire English nation.
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- Rob
- 08-26-16
Better narrator
Better narrator than the last two books, but still preferred Jonathan Keeble. A few changes to some names but at least were back to Bebennberg not Bambera.
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- Paula
- 09-30-16
Too bad the narrator changed!!
I love these books. It's a strange thing, however, when the narrator changes and suddenly everything is pronounced differently. For example, in this latest version, the narrator pronounces the "j" in "Kjartan". It made me cringe. Occasionally, it sounded like the narrator has a New York accent.
Still a great book.
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- Keith
- 05-05-17
another gem
great writing, great story.. very glad I was introduced to this series.. if you haven't read them, you should...
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- Rui Ribeiro
- 06-02-16
Another great listen
This is another compelling listen in The Last Kingdom Series. The story is amazingly written, detailed, compelling, making the listener feel like he is part of the action. It's truly hard to stop listening.
Matt Bates narration is not the best in the series (Jonathan Keeble's narration in first 4 books is truly unrivaled), but it is not bad. It is a honest narration that doesn't harm the great story.
Highly recommended.
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- C. Ian Keay
- 04-14-15
Another winner from Cornwell
If you've come this far in the series, you probably love Cornwell like I do. I don't enjoy the sympathetic bad guy (Knut Knutson). Cornwell's strength is in writing the loathsome bad guy character. The emergence of Uhtred the Younger made up for it. Thoroughly enjoyed and highly recommended.
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- Seumas
- 03-06-14
Time & Place
Would you listen to The Pagan Lord again? Why?
Yes, I would, as in all of BC's books he captures time & place really well, you could almost smell the salt spray in the Northern seas & the smell of burning villages.
What was one of the most memorable moments of The Pagan Lord?
The final battle
Which character – as performed by Matt Bates – was your favorite?
Uhtred
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- luke
- 12-17-13
It just gets better and better
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
Absolutely... if you like bernard cornwell. He is wonderfully consistent. A great listen/read.
What did you like best about this story?
Fantastic characters, great dialogue...
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- James
- 03-14-17
I don't like the new narrator.
I wish for the same narrator for all the books in a series. That consistency of narrator would make the story flow better.
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- ADS
- 02-15-22
Emotional and powerful
With The Pagan Lord the emotional depth and narrative cohesion of the series achieves a new level, with the story arc of Uhtred becoming more filled out and mature. It is also the first book from which the television series appears to substantially depart from the tone and meaning of the books. As good as the tv version is, The Pagan Lord version of the Saxon hero is darker, more purposeful, more empathetic and craftier. Thankfully he also spends considerably less time in “the slough of despair”….
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- Rhea
- 06-23-16
great story new, narrator again
The story is good as to be expected but I really wish they hadn't changed the narrator. The narrator at the beginning of the series was amazing and really brought all the characters to life. Then they changed him for a second guy who was good but not as good and we get to the seventh book and it's a new narrator again and to make it even more confusing this guy pronounces the names quite differently making it harder to follow the story. I don't think I'm going to buy the eighth book until they bring back one of the other two guys or I'll just read it.
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- James Robinson
- 04-14-16
Jonathan Keeble
Same as the last few reviews really, the books are great and really thrilling but they lack the passion because Jonathan Keeble is not the narrator
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- A
- 03-21-16
why change the narrator??
Great story as usual from Bernard Cornwell, but the change in narrator really put a downer on things for me. He was unconvincing as a northern pagan lord to say the least.
7 people found this helpful
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- Tricia Cassel-Gerard
- 04-20-17
Bloody battles galore
Untried is considerably older. His sons are becoming a force to be reckoned with and still the conflict between Danes and Saxons rages after a period of peace. This is the third narrator and he's fine. No one compares to Jonathan Keeble who has full characters for each voice, but Matt Bates does a good job. Much of the success of this is, of course, due to the writing which manages to coney the older, even more stubborn hero. He gets help from friends and enemies, from people met along the road and still has his own keen intelligence but he is definitely slower. You cannot get off the train, anyway, you have to stick with him to the end.
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- NDT
- 07-06-16
Great book. Worth continuing the story
Another great book in the Last Kingdom Series. the biggest criticism by far is the changing of the narrator. Along with this, name, pronunciation and character voices change significantly, but each individual narrator offers a solid performance.
Slightly bored of hearing some of the same lines repeated... apparently an axe in a shield wall is for pulling down the shield for your neighbour to attack. Certainly not enough to put one off and maybe useful for anybody starting off the series at this point, but slightly annoying either way.
Looking forward to the next installment.
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- Daniel
- 04-25-16
great
Gripped by yet another thrilling tale of Uhtred. Loved the development of the relationship with his sons. While not the most epic story in the sequence so far, The Pagan Lord felt the most empassioned, with an excellent struggle against the church and a fantastic antagonist. Loved it. I thought the new narrator did a great job too and I really hope it does not change for a 3rd time! Each time I get used to someone they change... That's my only criticism so far but will definitely be something I look out for when deciding on future audio books.
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- Andrew Hodgson
- 05-19-16
narrator is still poor against the original
Still disappointed that they got rid of the original narrator, the story is still there but its lost its voice.
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- D
- 09-25-16
A book too far?/Stop changing the Narrator
Please stop changing the Narrator. Well written but I wonder if Uthred shouldn't retire soon.
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- Neil
- 07-04-16
Great series of books
I have had the privilege of listening to all of the last Kingdom series so far and books are great but what let's down the entire experience is the narration. it would have been better if some kind of continuity had continued through the books regarding place names and character names. each narrator bringing their own version each time has dimmed what would have been an exceptional experience.
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- Mo Bass
- 05-15-22
Compulsive listening
Utred suffers do much at the hands of the Christians and try he helps them Every time. I can't decide whether he's s fool or a saint.
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- Jeremy
- 04-07-19
great as always
all of Cornwalls work is good reading, the narrator did not have a deep voice which was a bit jaring.
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- Jarrod
- 12-18-15
Disappointing narration
Having listened to all the books in the series to date it is disappointing to have had so many changes of narrator, however this reading was particularly bad as both the pronunciation of names of certain characters was different and more disconcerting was the change in 'personality' of several of the key characters.
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- Paul
- 06-19-15
Story at its best
His usual standard of story we'll done look forward to the next book and the continuation of utred adventures.
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- Anneke
- 11-17-17
Great story
Whilst I love listening to the stories it would be good if the pronunciation of names and place names was consistent through all the books.
Look forward to the next one.
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- MasterDownUnder
- 01-23-22
great as always
bring on the next book!!! matt bates does another outstanding job and I cannot imagine anyone else doing it now!
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- Brendon Anderson
- 11-04-21
a great story full of gory adventure, and battles.
a great story full of adventure, gory battles. never ending action, page turning. great sense of humour from the characters.
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- Strider
- 08-17-20
great Listen.
well written. well paced. exciting. strong lead. good narration. will be back. fate is inexorable!