War Lord

One of the best in the series. I was quite literally stealing time from other things I needed to do to listen to this story. It appears to be the final adventure in Cornwell's Saxon series.
Uhtred of Bebbanburg is getting old, but he is still a dangerous and wily foe. Like an old warhorse, when the war drums sound and the speartips flash in the sun, he cannot help but go to war.
Like all the stories in this series, this story is firmly anchored by known history – in this case the core is the pivotal Battle of Brunanburh in 937 AD. The main events are known, but the details are lost in time, which makes it fertile ground for a historical novel. (Cornwell's Historical Note after the end of the novel is informative.)
The audio narration is very good indeed. I reckon Matt Bates is the perfect narrator for this series.
4.5 stars rounded up.