series by referring to them as The Last Kingdom novels. The author renamed the series The Last Kingdom, according to a news notice at his website. Bibliography of the Saxon Tales Bernard Cornwell mentioned in the historical notes at the end of The Lords of the North (third novel) that he intended to continue writing The Saxon Stories. On his website, Cornwell states "I need to finish Uhtred", the main character in The Saxon Stories. On 5 March 2020, Cornwell announced on social media that the 13th book, War Lord, would be the final novel in the series. The following novels have been published, with the UK publication date listed. The Last Kingdom (2004) The Pale Horseman (2005) The Lords of the North (2006) Sword Song (2007) The Burning Land (2009) Death of Kings (2011) The Pagan Lord (2013) The Empty Throne (2014) Warriors of the Storm (2015) The Flame Bearer (2016) War of the Wolf (2018) Sword of Kings (2019) War Lord (October 2020) Television adaptation In July 2014, the BBC announced that production would begin in autumn 2014 on a television adaptation of The Saxon Stories, to be titled The Last Kingdom. Stephen Butchard is the writer. A series of eight 60-minute episodes was produced. BBC Two, Carnival Films and BBC America are involved in the production. The series premiered on BBC America on 10 October 2015 and on BBC Two in the UK on 22 October 2015. In an interview, Cornwell said he did not believe that the success of Game of Thrones led to the decision to produce The Last Kingdom. "I don’t think so, [Game of Thrones] is fantasy, unless the appeal is brutal men in chain mail and leather beating the shit out of each other ... I can't see anything else we have in common. This is rooted in reality. And even though Uhtred didn't exist as I have written it, there is always that big story ... in the background". The big story, in Cornwell's terms, refers to the history of Alfred and the start of England. Two series had aired by early 2018. The third, fourth and fifth, each with ten episodes, were released exclusively by its sole producer Netflix; the BBC was no longer involved. Following the airing of the fifth season, Netflix announced that the series was cancelled and would be followed by a two-hour feature film, Seven Kings