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Last Kingdom (formerly Saxon Tales) Books in Order

by Bernard CornwellLiterature & Fiction

13 books and 1 novella from The Last Kingdom (2004) to War Lord (2020). Rated 4.8 across 64,838 listener reviews.

Reading order

  1. The Last Kingdom

    Book 1 2004 4.8 (10.6k)

    The first installment of Bernard Cornwell’s New York Times bestselling series chronicling the epic saga of the making of England, “like Game of Thrones, but real” (The Observer, London)—the basis for The Last Kingdom, the hit Netflix…

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  2. The Pale Horseman

    Book 2 2004 4.8 (6.8k)

    The second installment of Bernard Cornwell’s New York Times bestselling series chronicling the epic saga of the making of England, “like Game of Thrones, but real” (The Observer, London)—the basis for The Last Kingdom, the hit television…

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  3. Lords of the North

    Book 3 2006 4.6 (6k)

    The third installment of Bernard Cornwell’s bestselling series chronicling the epic saga of the making of England, “like Game of Thrones, but real” (The Observer, London)—the basis for The Last Kingdom, the hit BBC America television…

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  4. Sword Song

    Book 4 2007 4.9 (5.1k)

    The fourth installment of Bernard Cornwell’s New York Times bestselling series chronicling the epic saga of the making of England, “like Game of Thrones, but real” (The Observer, London)—the basis for The Last Kingdom, the hit television…

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  5. The Burning Land

    Book 5 2009 4.6 (4.7k)

    The fifth installment of Bernard Cornwell’s bestselling Saxon Tales chronicling the epic saga of the making of England, “like Game of Thrones, but real” (The Observer, London)—the basis for The Last Kingdom, the hit BBC America television…

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  6. Death of Kings

    Book 6 2011 4.6 (4.1k)

    The sixth installment of Bernard Cornwell’s bestselling series chronicling the epic saga of the making of England, “like Game of Thrones, but real” (The Observer, London)—the basis for The Last Kingdom, the hit BBC America television…

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  7. The Pagan Lord

    Book 7 2013 4.8 (4.3k)

    The seventh installment of Bernard Cornwell’s bestselling series chronicling the epic saga of the making of England, “like Game of Thrones, but real” (The Observer, London)—the basis for The Last Kingdom, the hit BBC America television…

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  8. The Empty Throne

    Book 8 2014 4.8 (4.3k)

    The eighth installment of Bernard Cornwell’s bestselling series chronicling the epic saga of the making of England, “like Game of Thrones, but real” (The Observer, London)—the basis for The Last Kingdom, the hit BBC America television…

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  9. Warriors of the Storm

    Book 9 2015 4.8 (4.3k)

    The ninth installment of Bernard Cornwell’s bestselling series chronicling the epic saga of the making of England, “like Game of Thrones, but real” (The Observer, London)—the basis for The Last Kingdom, the hit BBC America television…

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  10. The Flame Bearer

    Book 10 2016 4.8 (4.5k)

    The tenth installment of Bernard Cornwell’s New York Times bestselling series chronicling the epic saga of the making of England, “like Game of Thrones, but real” (The Observer, London)—the basis for The Last Kingdom, the hit television…

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  11. War of the Wolf

    Book 11 2018 4.8 (3.8k)

    Bernard Cornwell’s epic story of the making of England continues in this eleventh installment in the bestselling Saxon Tales series—""like Game of Thrones, but real"" (The Observer)—the basis of the hit Netflix television series The Last…

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  12. Sword of Kings

    Book 12 2019 4.9 (2.9k)

    The twelfth installment of Bernard Cornwell’s New York Times bestselling series chronicling the epic saga of the making of England—""superior entertainment that is both engaging and enlightening” (Washington Post), and the basis for The…

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  13. War Lord

    Book 13 2020 4.9 (3.2k)

    The No.1 Sunday Times bestseller IN THE FINAL RECKONING, CHOOSE YOUR SIDE CAREFULLY… The epic conclusion to the globally bestselling historical series.

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  14. Uhtred's Feast

    Novella 13.5 2023 4.7 (222)

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About this reading order

Books are listed in the series' own numbering, which for Last Kingdom (formerly Saxon Tales) is also the best order to read them in. Novellas and short stories sit between the novels they follow, numbered the way the publisher numbers them (13.5 comes after book 13). They are optional — you can skip them without missing the main story. Years are first publication where we could confirm it, and otherwise the first audiobook release.

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