Category: Bernard Cornwell

Cast Set for BBC & Carnival’s ‘Game Of Thrones’-Style epic ‘The Last Kingdom’

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I’m excited by this. Bernard Cornwell’s Saxon Series is one of my favorite historical fiction series. The Last Kingdom is the first installment. Other books in the series include: The Pale Horseman, The Lords of the North, Sword Song, The Burning Land, Death of Kings, and The Pagan Lord. An international cast has been firmed Read more about Cast Set for BBC & Carnival’s ‘Game Of Thrones’-Style epic ‘The Last Kingdom’[…]

The Pagan Lord by Bernard Cornwell

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The Pagan Lord by Bernard Cornwell Series: Saxon Tales Hardcover: 320 pages Publisher: Harper; Reprint edition (January 7, 2014) ISBN-10: 0061969702 New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell returns to his epic Saxon Tales saga with The Pagan Lord, a dramatic story of divided loyalties, bloody battles, and the struggle to unite Britain. At the Read more about The Pagan Lord by Bernard Cornwell[…]

1356 by Bernard Cornwell

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Thomas of Hookton from Cornwell’s Grail Quest Series returns in a stand-alone novel, 1356, about the Battle of Poitiers. The release date is set for January 8, 2013. Hardcover: 432 pages Publisher: Harper (January 8, 2013) ISBN-10: 0061969672 Description: “The most prolific and successful historical novelist in the world today” (Wall Street Journal) has delivered another Read more about 1356 by Bernard Cornwell[…]

Review of Agincourt by Bernard Cornwell

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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 soldiers. The French were well-rested. Read more about Review of Agincourt by Bernard Cornwell[…]

Interview with Bernard Cornwell on Death of Kings

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Death of Kings is the latest installment in Bernard Cornwell’s Saxon series. It is set for release January of 2012. Product Description: The master of historical fiction presents the iconic story of King Alfred and the making of a nation.As the ninth century wanes, England appears about to be plunged into chaos once more. For Read more about Interview with Bernard Cornwell on Death of Kings[…]