The Last Kingdom series, with three supplementary publications. [The Last Kingdom; The Pale Horseman; The Lords of the North; Sword Song; The Burning Land; Death of Kings; The Pagan Lord; The Empty Throne; Warriors of the Storm; The Flame Bearer; War of the Wolf; Sword of Kings; War Lord. Together with: Uhtred's Feast, Warrior's Story, sampler for Death of Kings.] CORNWELL, Bernard.

First editions, all signed by the author, including on three supplementary publications to the series. Complete signed sets are uncommon. Set in the ninth and tenth centuries during the birth of England, these historical novels are narrated by Uhtred of Bebbanburg, who is based on the historical Uhtred the Bold (d. 1016), an ancestor of Cornwell's. As Cornwell explains, the Last Kingdom series is "about the origins of England, how these different kingdoms come together, and it is told through the eyes of this fictitious character, bringing in ideas of revenge, identity and quest, mixing that with real history. The inhabitants of this island felt it was time to be united. I thought it had interesting echoes of today. Just a piece of history, incredibly untaught, it captured my imagination, and hopefully, it signals something new about the way historical drama will be made" (quoted in Brown). The BBC released a film series adaptation of the Last Kingdom in 2015. Netflix took over the production from the third season and released the fifth and final season in March 2022. Maggie Brown, "Bernard Cornwell: BBC made The Last Kingdom due to its 'interesting echoes of today'", The Guardian, 17 Oct. 2015. 16 works, octavo. Map in each volume of main series. Original black boards (2 pamphlet publications in original wrappers), sides of War Lord stamped with gilt centrepiece encircled by titles of each work in series, colour and illustrated endpapers. With dust jackets. Barcode sticker on rear wrapper of Warrior's Story. Couple of bumps and marks to edges; jackets unclipped, occasional light creases, Lords of the North spine sunned, otherwise bright: a near-fine set in like jackets.