Bernard Cornwell
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| Title | : | The Winter King: A Novel of Arthur (The Warlord Chronicles #1) |
| Author | : | Bernard Cornwell |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 433 pages |
| Published | : | April 15th 1997 by St. Martin's Griffin (first published 1995) |
| Categories | : | Historical. Historical Fiction. Fantasy. Fiction. Mythology. Arthurian. Medieval |
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Uther, the High King, has died, leaving the infant Mordred as his only heir. His uncle, the loyal and gifted warlord Arthur, now rules as caretaker for a country which has fallen into chaos - threats emerge from within the British kingdoms while vicious Saxon armies stand ready to invade. As he struggles to unite Britain and hold back the enemy at the gates, Arthur is embroiled in a doomed romance with beautiful Guinevere. Will the old-world magic of Merlin be enough to turn the tide of war in his favour?Details Books In Favor Of The Winter King: A Novel of Arthur (The Warlord Chronicles #1)
| Original Title: | The Winter King |
| ISBN: | 0312156960 (ISBN13: 9780312156961) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | The Warlord Chronicles #1, The Arthur Books #1 |
| Characters: | King Arthur |
| Setting: | Britain |
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Hands down the best King Arthur fiction ever written. "The Winter King" begins Bernard Cornwell's trilogy of Arthur, the king who may have lived in early Britain, driven back the invading Saxons, and inspired a legend. Interestingly enough, Arthur is not the central hero of the book - that role falls to Derfel, a Saxon boy who escapes a Druid death pit to be raised by Britons and eventually become Arthur's right-hand man. Derfel is a very old man when the story begins, a monk in a ChristianExcellent novel. Cornwell has truly taken the Arthurian legend and made it his own. All the old names are here, but often in much different forms than expected.This tale is told by one of Arthur's warriors, Derfel. In his old age, Derfel has become a monk. While serving as such, he is writing the story of Arthur, who he knew personally.Cornwell's Arthur is a delight. While maintaining a degree of the larger-than-life qualities we come to expect of this character, Cornwell makes him human. Gives
Not oft, actually hardly ever, do I read a second series by an author set in a diffo historical period for fear of more of the same but jus a diffo setting (its happened with others) but here I am giving Bernard Cornwell a go with his Arthurian saga Its only a short series & having heard many good things, Im intending to bang the lot of in one go (3 books) to complete my Summer read.Its also one of my favourite legends so I hope he does it justice!The story begins with a scribe (Derfel) at
These are the tales of Arthur, the Warlord, the King that Never Was, the Enemy of God andthe best man I ever knew. What I loved about reading this tale for the first time is that I had no expectations. Of course, I did have a little knowledge of Arthur, but nothing that would give me an impression of who he should be. I knew he was a king and possibly a Christian (not in this version). And I had also heard of Galahad, Lancelot, Merlin and Camelot, but basically, this was all new to me.Derfel
Full review now posted!Original review can be found at Booknest.Here lies a book that didnt enthrall me, but somehow fascinated me. I wasnt filled with longing to pick it up and continue reading, but every time I did I was given incredibly interesting theories and historical information. This was likely the most probable telling of the Arthurian legend that Ive come across. The mythos of Arthur and Merlin and Excalibur and Camelot has always intrigued me, but its always remained in the realm of
Susie wrote: "I said it on your other review, this has to be one of the best Arthurian stories, simply because Cornwell makes it so real and
I said it on your other review, this has to be one of the best Arthurian stories, simply because Cornwell makes it so real and believable. You can
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