Author: bernardcornwell
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“I gulped it right down. Excellent, as always. . . . Cornwell brings battles to life like no one else.” –George R.R. Martin, Author of Game of ThronesThe final installment in Bernard Cornwell’s bestselling Saxon Tales series, chronicling the epic story of the making of England—the basis for The Last Kingdom, the hit Netflix series.THE FINAL BATTLE AWAITS… Last Kingdom, the hit Netflix series.THE FINAL BATTLE AWAITS…The epic conclusion to the globally bestselling historical series. England is under attack. Chaos reigns. Northumbria, the last kingdom, is threatened by armies from all sides, by land and sea –…
A “triumphant” novel (The Times) from a New York Times bestselling author: When a valuable manuscript disappears in Elizabethan London, Richard Shakespeare — brother of William — must navigate intrigue and danger to clear his name. “Imaginative, intelligent, and just plain fun” (Kirkus Reviews).
From a New York Times bestselling author: In this breathtaking work of historical fiction, the legendary King Arthur faces the hazards of war as he battles his Saxon enemies. “The action is gripping and skillfully paced” (Publishers Weekly starred review).
From a New York Times bestselling author comes a “rousing” new spin (Kirkus Reviews) on Arthurian legend. “Writing with brio, Cornwell puts a fresh perspective on these oft-retold events” (Publishers Weekly).
A New York Times bestseller! In an England torn between rival powers, warrior Uhtred faces enemies on all sides as he fights to reclaim his stolen birthright. “Rousing… Will not disappoint” (Booklist).
From a New York Times bestselling author comes “a crackling adventure yarn, sure to delight Sharpe’s many fans” (Library Journal): Lieutenant Sharpe must lead his outnumbered soldiers through dangerous mountains in the north of Spain. With over 6,400 five-star Goodreads ratings!
With over 2,700 five-star Goodreads ratings: Captain Richard Sharpe faces a perilous mission to save the bankrupt British army in this tale of the Napoleonic Wars from a New York Times bestselling author! “Cornwell writes more gripping battle scenes than any other contemporary author” ().
“Highly recommended” (Library Journal): In this “ripping yarn” (The Washington Post), Major Richard Sharpe risks everything to stop an illegal recruitment ring from selling British soldiers during the Napoleonic Wars. “Consistently exciting… These are wonderful novels” (Stephen King).
Bernard Cornwell’s epic story of the making of England continues in this eleventh installment in the bestselling Saxon Tales series—”like Game of Thrones, but real” (The Observer)—the basis of the hit Netflix television series The Last Kingdom. His blood is Saxon His heart is Viking His battleground is England “Perhaps the greatest writer of historical adventure novels today” (Washington Post), Bernard Cornwell has dazzled and entertained readers and critics with his page-turning bestsellers. Of all his protagonists, however, none is as beloved as Uhtred of Bebbanburg. And while Uhtred might have regained his family’s fortress, it seems that a peaceful…
The sixth installment of Bernard Cornwell’s bestselling series chronicling the epic saga of the making of England, “like Game of Thrones, but real” (The Observer, London)—the basis for The Last Kingdom, the hit BBC America television series. As the ninth century wanes, England is perched once more on the brink of chaos. King Alfred is dying; with his passing, the island of Britain seems doomed to renewed warfare. Alfred wants his son Edward to succeed him, but there are other Saxon claimants to the throne—as well as ambitious pagan Vikings to the north. With the promise of battle looming again,…