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1.Azincourt by: Bernard Cornwell October 01, 2008
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It probably comes as no suprise to anyone who saw Bernard Cornwell's glowing comments on the front of Juliet Barker's excellent history book 'Agincourt', that Cornwell turned his attention Henry V's famous, almost miraculous, victory over the French. The problem is how to make such an extraordinarily well known story - thanks to Shakespeare and numerous histories - seem fresh and exciting. Thankfully, we are in the hands of a master at this sort of thing. His story of Nick Hook, an English longbowman, does more than simply tick the expected boxes. It successfully puts the victory at Agincourt into perspective both politically and socially. It does so by bringing us firmly into the lives of the people. These people realised ... Read More:

2.Sword Song (Alfred the Great 4) by: Bernard Cornwell May 06, 2008
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Not appealing for all readers, for the atipic "old british" scenario, at levels of Sharpe's or the Arthur's books, the Saxons stories are like (almost) every Cornwell's book: solid plot, well done battle scenes, big characters, a bit of fine humorism. In a saga, some books are better than others, by the point of view of readers, but for a Cornwell's fan a new book on the wars between Saxons and Vikings are good (very good) news. And Sword song is the last (but non least) adventure of a group of "old friends".

3.The Lords of the North (Alfred the Great 3) by: Bernard Cornwell February 05, 2007
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When I started this series it was with the hope that it would be another trilogy like Cornwell's Wonderful Arthurian trilogy. However this series is far more like one of his Napeoleonic sagas, with each book being an individual story centred around a Saxon/ Viking version of Sharpe called Uhtred. No doubt this will please many readers, especially lovers of Sharpe, however I thought they got a little formuliac and monotonous after a while. With the 'Warlord' (Arthurian) trilogy, Cornwell took his writing to a new level, the charactors were more complex and multi-layered and it was one story chopped into three very good books. The Uhtred story is a return to Cornwell's bread and butter, 9 to 5 job. Not that this is bad, ... Read More:

4.Enemy of God: A Novel of Arthur (A Novel of Arthur: The Warlord Chronicles) by: Bernard Cornwell July 03, 1997
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this trilogy held my attention, this book particularly with its indepth look at battles, territory and the like. My criticism, for there is one, remains the same as my criticism of the last book and indeed the overall saga, all that spitting! Endlessly recited. He spat. OK, they did it to avert evil but one would think they spent their lives averting evil as they were spitting at every conceivable moment of their lives. It spoiled an otherwise very good series.

5.Excalibur: A Novel of Arthur (A Novel of Arthur: The Warlord Chronicles) by: Bernard Cornwell October 01, 1998
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Remembering first and foremost that this is myth wrapped into fiction, a dangerous mix at the best of times, this is far and away the best of the 3 books in the trilogy. However, the whole trilogy was spoiled for me by the incessant 'he spat' to the point when I began to believe that Southern England is a place of bogs and marshland due to the amount of saliva spat into it during Saxon times. Unfortunately an author does tend to fasten onto a word (with Martina Cole, for example, in Faces, it was 'sipped') and they do not realise they are overdoing it to an alarming degree. This is where the editor should be taking note and they aren't. Having said that, this trilogy far outweighs the Holy Grail books in both content and characterisation, ... Read More:

6.Sharpe's Story by: Bernard Cornwell November 15, 2007
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If you ever enjoyed any Sharpe story or film then you must buy this book, A. it is for charity B. It fills a lot of gaps in the films. C. it is funny and amusing. and D. I t ends with a great true life story about the author which explains a lot about Richard Sharpe.

7.The Pale Horseman (Alfred the Great 2) by: Bernard Cornwell May 22, 2006
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Cornwell once again takes us by the hand and leads us through times when our nation was forged on the anvil of battle, and our people were willing to pay with their lives in defence of their chosen homeland. His vivid portrayal of 'heroes' leads the reader to imagine that he/she could easily be the maverick warrior, wielding weapons as if born to the task of slaughter. The weaving of a thread around and among a solid historical foundation teaches the uninitiated a valuable and factual history lesson, one that those who suffered the stale and tawdry efforts of a '70s comprehensive school education will find totally strange, alien, stimulating and invigorating. To find Cornwell's writing style or subject matter 'boring' ... Read More:

8.The Winter King by: Bernard Cornwell September 05, 1996
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OK, I give up. I wanted to like this, I really did. As a teenager I read and loved Frans Bengtsson's "The Long Ships", and I was hoping to recapture some of that chilly evocation of the dark ages; this "authentic" Arthurian trilogy is supposed to be among Cornwell's best work (and is indeed his own favourite). But it just didn't do it. Lots of Celtic names, lots of "he said, she said", lots of fighting... but zero engagement with this reader; I didn't make it to the end. Sorry Bernard, but this (and its two sequels) are going back to the charity shop.

9.Sharpe's Christmas by: Bernard Cornwell September 03, 2003
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These stories are typical "Sharpe" with attention to historical detail, fluid prose and lively military action - a great Christmas present. However the book or rather booklet is rather short, and printed very poorly on cheap paper giving the book a rather home-made feel and therefore poor value for money.

10.The Last Kingdom (Alfred the Great 1) by: Bernard Cornwell October 03, 2005
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Excellent. Bernard Cornwell at his very best. Discussing the formation of the first Kingdom of England by the future King Alfred the Great, Cornwell adds glamour to an already tumultuous past, showing life from Danish eyes and from Saxon views. Eternally anti-Christian, the book is more enjoyable than his previous warlord series.

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