Bernard Cornwell
Paperback | Pages: 433 pages Rating: 4.27 | 34691 Users | 1577 Reviews
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| 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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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?Identify Based On Books The Winter King: A Novel of Arthur (The Warlord Chronicles #1)
| Title | : | The Winter King: A Novel of Arthur (The Warlord Chronicles #1) |
| Author | : | Bernard Cornwell |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary 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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The horn sounded a third time, and suddenly I knew I would live, and I was weeping for joy and all our spearmen were half crying and half shouting and the earth was shuddering with the hooves of those Godlike men who were riding to our rescue.For Arthur, at last, had come.Dun-da-da-da!Presenting a saga so epic it needs three pages to list the characters, two pages to mention the places and another two pages of maps! And you know what? The story was so involving, I never once glanced at any ofSimply one of the best historical fiction reads out there. A unique retelling of the Arthur legend as it may have really happened. Arthur is a Celtic warlord in a post-roman Britain. Merlin is a druid, but his magic is more of he slight of hand variety. The story takes place against a ripe backdrop of change - Romano-Celts versus invading Saxons and Angles and the new Christian God against the Old Gods. Great stuff. Highly recommended.
This is my favorite Cornwell series (it's Cornwell's too), for it covers my favorite historical era--that mysterious gap in between the Roman departure and the Saxon Invasion. This retelling of Arthur works so well because it's divorced from Mallory. I love BC's ability to pull me into the muddy, primitive Dark Age Britain world. He's one of the very best at avoiding anachronisms, a skill which gets so little praise. None of his characters feel like modernistic men and women dressed up in 5th
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
'The Bards sing of love, they celebrate slaughter, they extol kings and flatter queens, but were I a poet I would write in praise of friendship.'This was an adventure. This was unique. Can't lay a finger on it but I know i've never read anything quite like this. I remember getting jarred at the start because of this, fearing this may not be my cup of tea after all, but even while contemplating whether to continue or not I knew deep down I was already hooked. I got used to the narrative,
A different take on the tales of Camelot and Arthur. Book one deals with the early struggles to start building the kingdom and bringing the Britons together. I enjoyed this darker version which made me think Lancelot or some relative of his must have pissed in one of Cornwell's relative's Cheerios once upon a time. He and Guinevere definitely take a battering in this version. This version makes more sense in many ways than the more romanticized version of the tale. Galahad on the other hand
This is the first of a trilogy in a magnificent telling of the Arthurian legend. Yeah, that one: Arthur, Merlin, Uther Pendragon, Guinevere, Morgan, Mordred, Lancelot, Galahad the whole cast, as far as I know (well, Morgause appears to be missing).I havent read any of the others Arthurian books, so I cant comment on any linkages between this and the agglomeration of other tellings. My knowledge of this history/legend/mythos comes mostly from what Ive picked up here and there, with a heavy dose
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