The Flame Bearer

Executive Summary: I enjoyed this one more than [b:Warriors of the Storm 25394440 Warriors of the Storm (The Saxon Stories, #9) Bernard Cornwell https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1438620232s/25394440.jpg 45146066], but at this point I'm eager for the series to get wrapped up.Full ReviewHere we are at book 10 of this series and it's not the ending. We finally get some good plot progress in this book however. I liked it more than its predecessor but since [b:War of the Wolf 37819082 War of the Wolf (The Saxon Stories, #11) Bernard Cornwell https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1526598322s/37819082.jpg 59495639] is scheduled to come out later this year the series will be at at 11 books, when I think it might have better to end with 10.I love Uthred and Finnan and Æthelflæd and all the rest, but I'm ready for a conclusion. Uthred is already pretty old (especially for the time period). That's even more unbelievable considering he's a warrior who can be pretty reckless at time, even if age has granted him some wisdom along the way.There's not a whole lot I can say about this book that isn't just straight up plot spoilers, but it did remind me why I've enjoyed the series so much. I was mostly reading this book 1 chapter at a time, but there was a night where the book was too good to put down and by the end of the book the final part was very enjoyable.I agree with the Author's note that there is more story left to be told, I just hope he goes about so quickly and if he doesn't end with [b:War of the Wolf 37819082 War of the Wolf (The Saxon Stories, #11) Bernard Cornwell https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1526598322s/37819082.jpg 59495639] that he's only got at most 12 books by the end.