Bernard Cornwell has long been one of my favorite authors. I usually read his books set in the medieval period, but I thought I’d give one of his other series a try, The Starbuck Chronicles. Rebel is the first book in that series. Set during the American Civil War, the… Read More »Rebel (The Starbuck Chronicles #1) by Bernard Cornwell
The Pagan Lord by Bernard Cornwell Series: Saxon Tales Hardcover: 320 pages Publisher: Harper; Reprint edition (January 7, 2014) ISBN-10: 0061969702 Rating on Amazon: 4.5 stars Read my reviews on the other novels in the Saxon Tales: The Last Kingdom (I thought I had reviewed this one, but I must… Read More »The Pagan Lord by Bernard Cornwell
Once again Bernard Cornwell transports the reader to the Hundred Years War with Agincourt. As you can surmise from the title, the novel centers around the Battle of Agincourt, when on October 25 of 1415, a ragged, starved and outnumbered English army of 6,000 men faced off against 30,000 French… Read More »Review of Agincourt by Bernard Cornwell
Sword Song: The Battle for London (Saxon Stories Book #4) by Bernard Cornwell Paperback: 368 pages Publisher: Harper Paperbacks; Reprint edition (December 23, 2008) ISBN-10: 0061379743 Sword Song is the fourth book in Bernard Cornwell’s Saxon series. This series is becoming one of my favorites of all time. The third… Read More »Review of Sword Song by Bernard Cornwell
Lords of the North by Bernard Cornwell Paperback: 352 pages Publisher: Harper Paperbacks (January 2, 2008) ISBN-10: 0061149047 The year is 878, and Uhtred is returning home to Northumbria at the hands of the Three Spinners. Lords of the North is the third book in the Saxon Chronicles series (following… Read More »Review of Lords of the North by Bernard Cornwell
The Bernard Cornwell Bookgroup blog discusses everything related to the historical fiction author, including: novels (past, present and future), biographical information, suggested non-fiction as it relates to a particular series (e.g. – The Oxford Illustrated History of the Vikings by Peter Sawyer to go along with the medieval-based Saxon Series), news and… Read More »Bernard Cornwell Bookgroup Blog
The upcoming medieval historical fiction novel Azincourt by Bernard Cornwell is slated to be released November 1, 2008 in the UK. Originally planned for release in October, the novel got pushed to the following month instead. I wrote briefly about Azincourt back in March. Below is the cover art for… Read More »Azincourt by Bernard Cornwell Slated for Release November 1
The historical fiction novel Heretic by Bernard Cornwell is the third and final novel in the Grail Quest Series. For years, Thomas of Hookton has sought the truth of his family and the secrets behind the Holy Grail. It is the time of the Hundred Years War between England and… Read More »Review of Heretic by Bernard Cornwell
The last review I did was on the historical fiction novel The Archer’s Tale by Bernard Cornwell, and I thought I would go ahead and finish out the series before moving on to other books. Vagabond is the second installment in The Grail Quest Series by Bernard Cornwell, and the… Read More »Review of Vagabond by Bernard Cornwell