Bernard Cornwell
BERNARD CORNWELL is the author of over fifty novels, including the acclaimed New York Times bestselling Saxon Tales, which serve as the basis for the hit Netflix series The Last Kingdom. He lives with his wife on Cape Cod and in Charleston, South Carolina.
All Books By Bernard Cornwell
1356
- By: Bernard Cornwell
- Narrator: Jack Hawkins
- Length: 11 hours 56 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: January 08, 2013
- Language: English
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4.12(9226 ratings)
From New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell, now available in paperback–a thrilling tale of danger and conquest at the Battle of Poitiers, 1356 is “a book in which Cornwell’s gifts as scholar and storyteller come together spectacularly.” (Washington Post)
Bernard Cornwell, the “master of martial fiction” (Booklist), brings Thomas of Hookton from the popular Grail Quest series into a new adventure in 1356, a thrilling stand-alone novel. On September 19, 1356, a heavily outnumbered English army faced off against the French in the historic Battle of Poitiers. In 1356, Cornwell resurrects this dramatic and bloody struggle–one that would turn out to be the most decisive and improbable victory of the Hundred Years’ War, a clash where the underdog English not only the captured the strategic site of Poitiers, but the French King John II as well. In the vein of Cornwell’s bestselling Agincourt, 1356 is an action-packed story of danger and conquest, rich with military strategy and remarkable characters–both villainous and heroic–transporting readers to the front lines of war while painting a vivid picture of courage, treachery, and combat.
... Read moreA Crowning Mercy
- By: Bernard Cornwell
- Narrator: Julia Franklin
- Length: 17 hours 28 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: March 22, 2022
- Language: English
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3.94(1031 ratings)
“If you love historical drama…then look no further.”
—Boston Globe
Bernard Cornwell, the perennial New York Times bestselling author of the Richard Sharpe series and “perhaps the greatest writer of historical adventure novels today” (Washington Post) joins co-author Susannah Kells for A Crowning Mercy–a breathtaking romantic adventure set against the dramatic backdrop of the English Civil War. The exciting story of a rebellious Puritan woman on a perilous quest for love and fortune, A Crowning Mercy is a must for Cornwell fans as well as for devoted readers of Sharon Kay Penman and Diana Gabaldon.
... Read moreAgincourt
- By: Bernard Cornwell
- Narrator: Charles Keating
- Length: 16 hours 17 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: January 20, 2009
- Language: English
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4.15(20403 ratings)
data-redactor-tag=”em”>Agincourt is classic Cornwell…[with] attention to historical detail, well-paced action, and descriptive writing that is a pleasure to read.” —data-redactor-tag=”em”>Bostondata-redactor-tag=”em”> Globe
Bernard Cornwell, the data-redactor-tag=”em”>New York Times bestselling “reigning king of historical fiction” (data-redactor-tag=”em”>USA Today), tackles his most thrilling, rich, and enthralling subject yet–the heroic tale of data-redactor-tag=”em”>Agincourt. The epic battle immortalized by William Shakespeare in his classic data-redactor-tag=”em”>Henry V is the background for this breathtaking tale of heroism, love, devotion, and duty from the legendary author of the Richard Sharpe novels and the Saxon Tales. This extraordinary adventure will captivate from page one, proving once again and most powerfully, as author Lee Child attests, that “nobody in the world does this stuff better than Cornwell.”
... Read moreBattle Flag
- By: Bernard Cornwell
- Narrator: Andrew Cullum
- Length: 16 hours 53 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: March 22, 2022
- Language: English
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4.13(3004 ratings)
From New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell, the third installment in The Starbuck Chronicles.
The epic battle for control of the Confederate capital continues through the hot summer of 1862.
It’s a battle that Captain Nate Starbuck, a Yankee fighting for the Southern cause, has to survive and win. He must lead his ragged company in a bitter struggle, not only against the formidable Northern army, but against his own superiors who would like nothing better than to see Nate Starbuck dead.
... Read moreCopperhead
- By: Bernard Cornwell
- Narrator: Andrew Cullum
- Length: 16 hours 56 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: March 22, 2022
- Language: English
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4.04(3579 ratings)
Nate, a Yankee-turned-Confederate, finds his loyalties tested at the Battle of Ball’s Bluff, 1862
It is the summer of 1862 and the Northern army is threatening to capture Richmond, the Confederate capital. Bloodied but victorious at the battles of Ball’s Bluff and Seven Pines, Nate suddenly finds himself accused of being a Yankee spy. Proving his innocence and finding the real spy will require courage and endurance rarely seen even in the brutal fog of war. Failure could mean the fall of Richmond and a career-ending defeat for Robert E. Lee.
... Read moreDeath of Kings
- By: Bernard Cornwell
- Narrator: Stephen Perring
- Length: 10 hours 22 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: January 17, 2012
- Language: English
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4.3(20023 ratings)
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, Uhtred, the Viking-raised but Saxon-born warrior, whose life seems to shadow the making of England itself, is torn between competing loyalties. Uhtred’s loyalty, and his vows, are to Alfred–not to his son–and despite long years of service to the old king, Uhtred is still reluctant to commit to Alfred’s cause. His own desire is to reclaim his long lost ancestral lands and castle to the north. As the king’s warrior he is duty-bound, but the king’s reign is nearing its end, and his death will leave a vacuum of power. Uhtred is forced to make a momentous choice: either take up arms–and Alfred’s mantle–to realize his dream of a united and Christian England, or be responsible for condemning it to oblivion.
Death of Kings is a harrowing story of the power of tribal commitment and the dilemma of divided loyalties. This is the making of England magnificently brought to life by “the best historical novelist writing today” (Vince Flynn).
... Read moreEnemy of God
- By: Bernard Cornwell
- Narrator: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 18 hours 11 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: November 18, 2014
- Language: English
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4.4(15023 ratings)
At the end of The Winter King Arthur fought the battle that forces unity on the warring British kingdoms and now he sets out to face the real enemy–the English (it is one of the great ironies of the Arthur stories that he should have become an English hero when, if he existed at all, he was a great war-leader who opposed the invading Sais). First, though, Merlin leads a perilous expedition into the mysterious west to retrieve a cauldron, one of the treasures of Britain–this cauldron story is almost certainly the root of the holy grail strand in the Arthur tales. The treasures of Britain, Merlin believes, will bring the old Gods onto the side of the British in their struggle against the Saxons (and the Christians, whom Merlin hates). But the treasures will also set Briton against Briton–especially as Guinevere, now Arthur’s wife, wants to make a magic of her own. ‘Chaos was now thick across Britain, for someone had spilt the Cauldron’s power and its horror threatened to engulf us all.’
... Read moreEnemy of God
- By: Bernard Cornwell
- Narrator: Tim Pigott-Smith
- Length: 6 hours 12 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: March 30, 2010
- Language: English
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4.4(15023 ratings)
Excalibur
- By: Bernard Cornwell
- Narrator: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 18 hours 50 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: November 18, 2014
- Language: English
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4.42(19448 ratings)
With Excalibur Bernard Cornwell draws his Arthurian trilogy to an exciting close that will have listners gripping their headphones.
If Arthur existed (and I am quite certain he did) then he was probably the great British war leader who won the battle of Mount Badon. No one knows where it was fought, or how it was fought, but we do know that the battle took place and it was the one great defeat inflicted on the English invaders of Britain. In Excalibur we follow Arthur and Derfel to that enormous struggle and incredible victory. It not only throws the Saxons back, but reunites Arthur and Guinevere. He might hope now to be left alone, to have a time of peace after gaining a great victory, but new enemies arise to destroy all he has achieved. First is Mordred himself, the crippled king who owes everything to Arthur and now tries to kill his benefactor. Mordred’s ally is Nimue who has come to hate her mentor, Merlin. And so the story ends as it has always ended, at Camlann . . . ‘and so my lord was gone. And no one has seen him since.’
... Read moreExcalibur
- By: Bernard Cornwell
- Narrator: Tim Pigott-Smith
- Length: 6 hours 9 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: March 30, 2010
- Language: English
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4.42(19448 ratings)
In The Winter King and Enemy of God Bernard Cornwell demonstrated his astonishing ability to make the oft-told legend of King Arthur fresh and new for our time. Now, in this riveting final volume of The Warlord Chronicles, Cornwell tells the unforgettable tale of Arthur’s final struggles against the Saxons and his last attempts to triumph over a ruined marriage and ravaged dreams.
This is the tale not only of a broken love remade, but also of forces both earthly and unearthly that threaten everything Arthur stands for. Peopled by princesses and bards, by warriors and magicians, Excalibur is the story of love, war, loyalty, and betrayal-the work of a magnificent storyteller at the height of his powers.
... Read moreFools and Mortals
- By: Bernard Cornwell
- Narrator: Thomas Judd
- Length: 10 hours 28 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: January 09, 2018
- Language: English
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3.78(3621 ratings)
New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell makes a dramatic departure with this enthralling, action-packed standalone novel that tells the story of the first production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream–as related by William Shakespeare’s estranged younger brother.
Lord, what fools these mortals be . . .
In the heart of Elizabethan England, Richard Shakespeare dreams of a glittering career in one of the London playhouses, a world dominated by his older brother, William. But he is a penniless actor, making ends meet through a combination of a beautiful face, petty theft and a silver tongue. As William’s star rises, Richard’s onetime gratitude is souring and he is sorely tempted to abandon family loyalty.
So when a priceless manuscript goes missing, suspicion falls upon Richard, forcing him onto a perilous path through a bawdy and frequently brutal London. Entangled in a high-stakes game of duplicity and betrayal which threatens not only his career and potential fortune, but also the lives of his fellow players, Richard has to call on all he has now learned from the brightest stages and the darkest alleyways of the city. To avoid the gallows, he must play the part of a lifetime . . . .
Showcasing the superb storytelling skill that has won Bernard Cornwell international renown, Fools and Mortals is a richly portrayed tour de force that brings to life a vivid world of intricate stagecraft, fierce competition, and consuming ambition.
... Read moreGallows Thief
- By: Bernard Cornwell
- Narrator: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 11 hours 4 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: November 18, 2014
- Language: English
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3.9(4623 ratings)
The year is 1820 and England has fought its last victorious battle against the French. Rider Sandman, a hero of Waterloo, has finally returned to London to wed his young bride. But instead of being able to settle down to his fame and glory, he finds himself penniless in a country where unemployment and social unrest are raging high, and where men–innocent or guilty–are hung for the merest of crimes. Thus, when the Home Secretary offers him a job as private investigator–to re-open the case of a death-row candidate accused of murder–Sandman readily accepts, as much for the money as for a chance to see justice being done in a country gone to ruins. Soon, however, he is up to his elbows in grisly a murder plot that keeps thickening as Sandman makes his way through gentleman’s clubs and shady taverns, aristocratic mansions and fashionable painters studios, unerringly determined to rescue the innocent young man from the the rope. But someone doesn’t want the truth revealed …
... Read moreGallows Thief
- By: Bernard Cornwell
- Narrator: James Frain
- Length: 5 hours 47 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: January 25, 2005
- Language: English
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3.9(6821 ratings)
Rider Sandman, having fought Napoleon in the French wars, expected to lead the life of an English country gentleman, but now, two years after Waterloo, his family is impoverished, his name is disgraced and he has been forced to relinquish the woman he loves from her obligation to marry him. Desperate to earn money he accepts the job of being the government’s Investigator; an official who discovers whether petitions for mercy sent by condemned criminals should be granted. His first case concerns a portrait painter who is due to hang for murder in a week’s time and the government makes it clear that they want the verdict confirmed.
But Rider Sandman, whose qualifications for the post are nonexistent, discovers that the painter is almost certainly innocent and, as he peels back the layers of a corrupt penal system, he finds himself pitted against some of the wealthiest and most ruthless men in Regency England who want to keep the truth hidden.
... Read moreHarlequin
- By: Bernard Cornwell
- Narrator: Andrew Cullum
- Length: 14 hours 49 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: November 25, 2014
- Language: English
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4.15(1820 ratings)
The first book in Bernard Cornwell’s bestselling Grail Quest series, in a bright and bold repackage.
The year is 1342. The English, led by Edward III, are laying waste to the French countryside. The army may be led by the King, but it is the archers, the common men, who are England’s secret weapon. The French know them as Harlequins.
Thomas of Hookton is one of these archers. But he is also on a personal mission: To avenge his father’s death and retrieve a stolen relic. Thomas begins a quest that will lead him through fields smeared with the smoke of fires set by the rampaging English, until at last the two armies face each other on a hillside near the village of Crecy.
... Read moreHeretic
- By: Bernard Cornwell
- Narrator: Andrew Cullum
- Length: 13 hours 26 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: November 25, 2014
- Language: English
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4.17(12107 ratings)
From New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell, the sequel to The Archer’s Tale and Vagabond–the spellbinding tale of a young man, a fearless archer, who sets out wanting to avenge his family’s honor and winds up on a quest for the Holy Grail.
Already a seasoned veteran of King Edward’s army, young Thomas of Hookton possesses the fearlessness of a born leader and an uncanny prowess with the longbow. Now, at the head of a small but able band of soldiers, he has been dispatched to capture the castle of Astarac. But more than duty to his liege has brought him to Gascony, home of his forebears and the hated black knight who brutally slew Thomas’s father. It is also the last place where the Holy Grail was reported seen. Here, also, a beautiful and innocent, if not pious, woman is to be burned as a heretic. Saving the lady, Genevieve, from her dread fate will brand Thomas an infidel, forcing them to flee together across a landscape of blood and fire. And what looms ahead is a battle to the death that could ultimately shape the future of Christendom.
... Read moreHeretic
- By: Bernard Cornwell
- Narrator: Tim Pigott-Smith
- Length: 6 hours 19 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: January 25, 2005
- Language: English
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4.17(12107 ratings)
From New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell, the sequel to The Archer’s Tale and Vagabond–the spellbinding tale of a young man, a fearless archer, who sets out wanting to avenge his family’s honor and winds up on a quest for the Holy Grail.
Already a seasoned veteran of King Edward’s army, young Thomas of Hookton possesses the fearlessness of a born leader and an uncanny prowess with the longbow. Now, at the head of a small but able band of soldiers, he has been dispatched to capture the castle of Astarac. But more than duty to his liege has brought him to Gascony, home of his forebears and the hated black knight who brutally slew Thomas’s father. It is also the last place where the Holy Grail was reported seen. Here, also, a beautiful and innocent, if not pious, woman is to be burned as a heretic. Saving the lady, Genevieve, from her dread fate will brand Thomas an infidel, forcing them to flee together across a landscape of blood and fire. And what looms ahead is a battle to the death that could ultimately shape the future of Christendom.
... Read moreLords of the North
- By: Bernard Cornwell
- Narrator: Tom Sellwood
- Length: 13 hours 7 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: January 23, 2007
- Language: English
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4.35(33352 ratings)
The third 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.
After achieving victory at King Alfred’s side, Uhtred of Bebbanburg is returning to his home in the North, finally free of his allegiance to the King–or so he believes. An encounter with a vicious slave trader introduces Uhtred to Guthred, the self-proclaimed King of Northumbria. Curious about Guthred’s astounding claim, Uhtred follows him north. But he soon discovers fate has another incredible surprise in store, and begins an unexpected journey that climaxes in the midnight siege of a city thought impregnable–a dangerous seige that results in the forging of England.
Lords of the North is Bernard Cornwell’s finest work yet–a breathtaking adventure, but it also tells the story of the creation of English identity, as the English and Danes begin to become one people, appropriating each other’s languages and, thrillingly, fighting side-by-side.
... Read moreLords of the North
- By: Bernard Cornwell
- Narrator: Jamie Glover
- Length: 5 hours 45 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: January 23, 2007
- Language: English
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4.35(33352 ratings)
The third 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.
After achieving victory at King Alfred’s side, Uhtred of Bebbanburg is returning to his home in the North, finally free of his allegiance to the King–or so he believes. An encounter with a vicious slave trader introduces Uhtred to Guthred, the self-proclaimed King of Northumbria. Curious about Guthred’s astounding claim, Uhtred follows him north. But he soon discovers fate has another incredible surprise in store, and begins an unexpected journey that climaxes in the midnight siege of a city thought impregnable–a dangerous seige that results in the forging of England.
Lords of the North is Bernard Cornwell’s finest work yet–a breathtaking adventure, but it also tells the story of the creation of English identity, as the English and Danes begin to become one people, appropriating each other’s languages and, thrillingly, fighting side-by-side.
... Read moreRebel
- By: Bernard Cornwell
- Narrator: Andrew Cullum
- Length: 16 hours 50 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: March 22, 2022
- Language: English
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3.9(5048 ratings)
A riveting and compelling account of Nate’s initial Civil War experience–its battles, romances and divided loyalties
When Richmond landowner Washington Faulconer snatches young Nate Starbuck from the grip of a Yankee-hating mob, Nate is both grateful and awed by his idealistic rescuer. Turning his back forever on the life he left in Boston, Nate agrees to join the newly formed Faulconer’s Legion, even though it means fighting against his native North.
But Nate’s dilemma is only one of many within the Legion. Faulconer’s own son cannot bring himself to fight, while his daughter’s cheating fiancee plots for control of the Faulconer family fortune. As they come together to march into battle, the men are prepared to start a war…but they aren’t ready for how they–and the nation–will be forever changed by the oaths they have sworn for their beloved South
... Read moreSharpe’s Assassin
- By: Bernard Cornwell
- Narrator: Rupert Farley
- Length: 10 hours 17 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: December 07, 2021
- Language: English
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4.45(1406 ratings)
New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell returns with his iconic hero, Richard Sharpe.
SHARPE IS BACK.
Outsider.
Hero.
Rogue.
And the one man you want on your side.
Sharpe’s Assassin is the brand-new novel in the bestselling historical series that has sold more than twenty million copies worldwide.
... Read moreSharpe’s Battle
- By: Bernard Cornwell
- Narrator: Rupert Farley
- Length: 12 hours 37 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: March 22, 2022
- Language: English
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4.19(7309 ratings)
From New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell, the twelth installment in the world-renowned Sharpe series, chronicling the rise of Richard Sharpe, a Private in His Majesty’s Army at the siege of Seringapatam.
Quartered in a crumbling Portuguese fort, Richard Sharpe and his men are attacked by an elite French unit, led by an old enemy of Sharpe’s, and suffer heavy losses.
The army’s high command blame Sharpe for the disaster and his military career seems to be ruined. His only hope is to redeem himself on the battlefield. So with his honour at stake, against an overwhelming number of French troops, Sharpe leads his men to battle in the narrow streets of Fuentes de Onoro.
... Read moreSharpe’s Company
- By: Bernard Cornwell
- Narrator: Frederick Davidson
- Length: 9 hours 27 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2011
- Language: English
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4.25(7787 ratings)
In an age of heroes and death before dishonor, one man stands above the rest.
It is January 1812. Captain Richard Sharpe has one mission: to thwart Napoleon’s dreams of an empire. To accomplish that goal, Sharpe and the fighting men of the Light Company must seize the fortress of Badajoz, which looms on the border of Portugal and Spain. To lead an assault on its thick, sheer walls and battlements is suicide, yet Sharpe has no choice, for the stakes have suddenly become personal. Inside the walls are his wife and daughter, and only he can save them.
Outside is the misshapen, vengeance-crazed Sergeant Obadiah Hakeswill, a man determined to kill Sharpe. Sharpe knows that in the heat of battle, only the cold steel of his battered sword and the ruthless bloodlust of a soldier at war will protect him from the danger of both sides.
... Read moreSharpe’s Devil
- By: Bernard Cornwell
- Narrator: Rupert Farley
- Length: 11 hours 25 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: March 22, 2022
- Language: English
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4.11(5297 ratings)
From New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell, another exciting adventure in the world-renowned Sharpe series, chronicling the rise of Richard Sharpe, a Private in His Majesty’s Army at the siege of Seringapatam.
Five years after the Battle of Waterloo, Sharpe’s peaceful retirement in Normandy is shattered. An old friend, Don Blas Vivar, is missing in Chile, reported dead at rebel hands – a report his wife refuses to believe. She appeals to Sharpe to find out the truth.
Sharpe, along with Patrick Harper, find themselves bound for Chile via St. Helena, where they have a fateful meeting with the fallen Emperor Napoleon. Convinced that they are on their way to collect a corpse, neither man can imagine that dangers that await them in Chile…
... Read moreSharpe’s Eagle
- By: Bernard Cornwell
- Narrator: Frederick Davidson
- Length: 9 hours 20 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2011
- Language: English
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4.29(11115 ratings)
Here is one of those rare novels that completely transports the reader to an unforgettable time and place in history.
At Talavera in July of 1809, Captain Richard Sharpe, bold, professional, and ruthless, prepares to lead his men against the armies of Napoleon in what will be the bloodiest battle of the war. Sharpe has earned his captaincy, but there are others, such as the foppish Lieutenant Gibbons and his uncle, Colonel Henry Simmerson, who have bought their commissions despite their incompetence. After their cowardly loss of the regiment’s colors, their resentment toward the upstart Sharpe turns to treachery, and Sharpe must battle his way through sword fights and bloody warfare to redeem the honor of his regiment. His goal is to capture the most valued prize in the French Army—a golden Imperial Eagle, the standard touched by the hand of Napoleon himself.
... Read moreSharpe’s Enemy
- By: Bernard Cornwell
- Narrator: Frederick Davidson
- Length: 11 hours 11 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2011
- Language: English
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4.27(7104 ratings)
Only one man stands between Napoleon’s army and a British defeat—Major Richard Sharpe.
A band of renegades led by Sharpe’s vicious mortal enemy, Obadiah Hakeswill, holds a group of British and French women hostage in a strategic mountain pass. Newly promoted, Major Sharpe is given the task of rescuing them. On the other side of the pass, Napoleon’s Grande Armée seeks to smash through and crush the British army in Portugal. Sharpe has only the support of his own company and the new Rocket Troop—the last word in military incompetence—but he cannot afford to contemplate defeat. To surrender or fail would mean the end of the war for the Allied armies. Outnumbered and attacked from two sides, Sharpe must hold his ground or die in the attempt.
... Read moreSharpe’s Escape
- By: Bernard Cornwell
- Narrator: Rupert Farley
- Length: 14 hours 43 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: March 22, 2022
- Language: English
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4.16(6932 ratings)
From New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell, the tenth installment in the world-renowned Sharpe series, chronicling the rise of Richard Sharpe, a Private in His Majesty’s Army at the siege of Seringapatam.
Sharpe’s job as Captain of the Light Company is under threat and he has made a new enemy, a Portuguese criminal known as Ferragus. Discarded by his regiment, Sharpe wages a private war against Ferragus – a war fought through the burning, pillaged streets of Coimbra, Portugal’s ancient university city.
Sharpe’s Escape begins on the great, gaunt ridge of Bussaco where a joint British and Portuguese army meets the overwhelming strength of Marshall Massena’s crack troops. It finishes at Torres Vedras where the French hopes of occupying Portugal quickly die.
... Read moreSharpe’s Escape
- By: Bernard Cornwell
- Narrator: Patrick Tull
- Length: 14 hours 55 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: January 25, 2005
- Language: English
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4.16(6932 ratings)
From New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell, the tenth installment in the world-renowned Sharpe series, chronicling the rise of Richard Sharpe, a Private in His Majesty’s Army at the siege of Seringapatam.
Sharpe’s job as Captain of the Light Company is under threat and he has made a new enemy, a Portuguese criminal known as Ferragus. Discarded by his regiment, Sharpe wages a private war against Ferragus – a war fought through the burning, pillaged streets of Coimbra, Portugal’s ancient university city.
Sharpe’s Escape begins on the great, gaunt ridge of Bussaco where a joint British and Portuguese army meets the overwhelming strength of Marshall Massena’s crack troops. It finishes at Torres Vedras where the French hopes of occupying Portugal quickly die.
... Read moreSharpe’s Fortress
- By: Bernard Cornwell
- Narrator: Rupert Farley
- Length: 13 hours 24 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: March 22, 2022
- Language: English
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4.19(9761 ratings)
“The greatest writer of historical adventures today.”
—Washington Post
Critically acclaimed, perennial New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell (Agincourt, The Fort, the Saxon Tales) makes real history come alive in his breathtaking historical fiction. Praised as “the direct heir to Patrick O’Brian” (Agincourt, The Fort), Cornwell has brilliantly captured the fury, chaos, and excitement of battle as few writers have ever done–perhaps most vividly in his phenomenally popular novels following the illustrious military career of British Army officer Richard Sharpe during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. In Sharpe’s Fortress, Ensign Sharpe’s adventures in India reach a grand finale at the Siege of Gawilghur during the Maharatta War in December 1803, as Cornwell’s hero uncovers a foul treason and seeks a righteous revenge. Perhaps the San Francisco Chronicle said it best: “If only all history lessons could be as vibrant.”
... Read moreSharpe’s Fury
- By: Bernard Cornwell
- Narrator: Rupert Farley
- Length: 12 hours 33 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: March 22, 2022
- Language: English
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4.12(7041 ratings)
From New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell, the eleventh installment in the world-renowned Sharpe series, chronicling the rise of Richard Sharpe, a Private in His Majesty’s Army at the siege of Seringapatam.
In the winter of 1811, the war seems lost. Spain has fallen to the French, except for Cadiz, now the Spanish capital and itself under siege. Inside the city walls an intricate diplomatic dance is taking place and Richard Sharpe faces more than one enemy.
The small British force is trapped by a French army, and their only hope lies with the outnumbered redcoats outside refusing to admit defeat. There, in the sweltering horror of Barrosa, Sharpe will meet his old enemy Colonel Vandal once again.
... Read moreSharpe’s Fury
- By: Bernard Cornwell
- Narrator: Paul McGann
- Length: 5 hours 43 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: October 03, 2006
- Language: English
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4.12(7041 ratings)
From New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell, the eleventh installment in the world-renowned Sharpe series, chronicling the rise of Richard Sharpe, a Private in His Majesty’s Army at the siege of Seringapatam.
In the winter of 1811, the war seems lost. Spain has fallen to the French, except for Cadiz, now the Spanish capital and itself under siege. Inside the city walls an intricate diplomatic dance is taking place and Richard Sharpe faces more than one enemy.
The small British force is trapped by a French army, and their only hope lies with the outnumbered redcoats outside refusing to admit defeat. There, in the sweltering horror of Barrosa, Sharpe will meet his old enemy Colonel Vandal once again.
... Read moreSharpe’s Gold
- By: Bernard Cornwell
- Narrator: Frederick Davidson
- Length: 8 hours 41 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2010
- Language: English
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4.11(8861 ratings)
Wellington must call on the only man brave and ruthless enough to win at any cost—Richard Sharpe.
Only a year after its stunning victory at Talavera in July of 1809, Wellington’s Peninsular army—vastly outnumbered, its coffers empty—is on the brink of collapse. The Spanish government has fallen, and the last Spanish armies have been crushed by the French. But Wellington has one hope left: in the dangerous Portuguese hills lies a fortune in gold, enough gold perhaps to turn the Peninsular War around. And he knows of one fighting man capable of stealing it: Captain Richard Sharpe of the South Essex Regiment. Sharpe embarks on a secret mission that pits him against the French army; El Católico, the fanatical Spanish guerrilla leader; and El Católico’s lover, the beautiful but deadly Teresa.
This fifth novel in the bestselling historical fiction series takes the charismatic Richard Sharpe all the way from Talavera to the glory of Waterloo, on a mission that is unlike any form of warfare he has known in his long and embattled career as a soldier fighting his way up through the ranks. But Sharpe is determined to succeed—even if it means turning against his own side.
... Read moreSharpe’s Havoc
- By: Bernard Cornwell
- Narrator: Rupert Farley
- Length: 12 hours 37 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: March 22, 2022
- Language: English
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4.14(7921 ratings)
New York Times Bestselling Author
Newly Reissued
Richard Sharpe returns to the battlefields of the Iberian Peninsula, where he and his men bravely fight the French invasion into Portugal in 1809. The world-renowned Sharpe series is now available with gorgeous packaging for a new generation of readers
A few years after Richard Sharpe’s heroic exploits on the battlefields of Trafalgar, Sharpe finds himself once again in Portugal, fighting the savage armies of Napoleon Bonaparte, as they try to bring the whole of the Iberian Peninsula under their control. Travelling with a small British contingent, Sharpe is on the lookout for Kate Savage, the daughter of an English wine shipper, who has gone missing a few months before. But just as he follows the first leads to the missing girl, the French onslaught on Portugal begins and the city of Oporto becomes a bloody scene of carnage and disaster as it falls into the hands of the enemy.
... Read moreSharpe’s Honor
- By: Bernard Cornwell
- Narrator: Frederick Davidson
- Length: 10 hours 43 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2011
- Language: English
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4.21(6140 ratings)
It is a perfect plot for Napoleon: stop Wellington’s forces in Spain and destroy Major Richard Sharpe.
Major Richard Sharpe awaits the opening shots of the army’s new campaign with grim expectancy. Victory depends on the increasingly fragile alliance between Britain and Spain—an alliance that must be maintained at any cost. Unfortunately, things are about to get complicated for the Sharpe.
An unfinished duel, a midnight murder, and the treachery of a beautiful prostitute lead to the imprisonment of Sharpe. The pawn in a plot conceived by his archenemy, Pierre Ducos, Sharpe is condemned to die as an assassin. Caught in a web of political intrigue for which his military experience has left him fatally unprepared, Sharpe becomes a fugitive—a man hunted by both ally and enemy alike.
... Read moreSharpe’s Prey
- By: Bernard Cornwell
- Narrator: Rupert Farley
- Length: 11 hours 58 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: March 22, 2022
- Language: English
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4.07(8174 ratings)
“The greatest writer of historical adventures today.” —Washington Post
Critically acclaimed, perennial New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell (Agincourt, The Fort, the Saxon Tales) makes real history come alive in his breathtaking historical fiction. Praised as “the direct heir to Patrick O’Brian” (Agincourt, The Fort), Cornwell has brilliantly captured the fury, chaos, and excitement of battle as few writers have ever done–perhaps most vividly in his phenomenally popular novels following the illustrious military career of British Army officer Richard Sharpe during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. In Sharpe’s Prey, Sharpe must prove his mettle once again after performing courageously on Wellesley’s battlefields in India and the Iberian Peninsula, as he undertakes a secret mission to Copenhagen, Denmark in 1807 to prevent a resurgent Napoleon from capturing the Danish fleet. Perhaps the San Francisco Chronicle said it best: “If only all history lessons could be as vibrant.”
... Read moreSharpe’s Regiment
- By: Bernard Cornwell
- Narrator: Frederick Davidson
- Length: 10 hours 56 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2011
- Language: English
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4.26(6432 ratings)
In this installment of the bestselling historical fiction series featuring Major Richard Sharpe, a corrupt political enemy is determined to disband the South Essex Regiment–and to destroy Sharpe’s life.
After reluctantly returning to England in order to march into France with his regiment, Sharpe discovers an illegal recruiting ring that sells soldiers like cattle to other divisions. The ringleaders know Sharpe is on their trail, and they try to kill him at every turn, determined to bring his regiment to the ground. But Sharpe is fighting for his command, and as he moves from the dark slums of London to the highest courts of political power, Sharpe will risk charges of treason and death for a final chance at revenge. Not even the influence of the Prince Regent can protect Sharpe as he undertakes the most desperate gamble of his career.
... Read moreSharpe’s Revenge
- By: Bernard Cornwell
- Narrator: Frederick Davidson
- Length: 10 hours 50 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2011
- Language: English
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4.2(6031 ratings)
When his honor and reputation are at stake, Sharpe seeks revenge–at any cost.
It is 1814, and the defeat of Napoleon seems imminent–if the well-protected city of Toulouse can be conquered. For Richard Sharpe, the battle turns out to be one of the bloodiest of the Peninsula Wars, and he must draw on his last reserves of strength to lead his troops to victory.
But before Sharpe can lay down his sword, he must fight a different sort of battle. Accused of stealing Napoleon’s personal treasure, Sharpe escapes from a British military court and embarks on the battle of his life, armed only with the unflinching resolve to protect his honor.
... Read moreSharpe’s Rifles
- By: Bernard Cornwell
- Narrator: Frederick Davidson
- Length: 10 hours 29 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2005
- Language: English
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4.26(13779 ratings)
When Sharpe rises from the ranks to take command, he finds himself with an unexpected ally in the war against Napoleon.
It’s 1809, and the powerful French juggernaut is sweeping across Spain. Lieutenant Richard Sharpe is newly in command of the demoralized, distrustful men of the Ninety-fifth Rifles. He must lead them to safety, and the only means of escape is a treacherous trek through the enemy-infested mountains of Spain.
Blas Vivar and his band of intrepid Spanish soldiers may prove to be their salvation. But Vivar is transporting a mysterious chest that he claims can shift the tides of war, and the French are determined to get it—no matter what the cost.
... Read moreSharpe’s Siege
- By: Bernard Cornwell
- Narrator: Frederick Davidson
- Length: 10 hours 44 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2005
- Language: English
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4.23(6201 ratings)
Trapped with his back to the sea, Major Richard Sharpe and a handful of men must stand against a battalion of French troops.
Winter, 1814 – The invasion of France is under way, and the British Navy has called upon the services of Major Richard Sharpe. Sharpe’s mission seemed simple: capture a small unguarded French coastal fort, cripple Napoleon’s supply lines, and retreat across the sea. But behind the lines, Sharpe’s old enemy, Pierre Ducos, awaits Sharpe’s arrival with a battalion of French soldiers and a vicious commanding general who keeps the scalps of his dead enemies as trophies.
Outmaneuvered by Ducos’ treachery and abandoned by his own navy, Sharpe has only two choices: to escape with the aid of the charming, unscrupulous American mercenary, Cornelius Killick, or die.
... Read moreSharpe’s Sword
- By: Bernard Cornwell
- Narrator: Frederick Davidson
- Length: 10 hours 13 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2011
- Language: English
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4.25(7925 ratings)
The greatest threat to Wellington’s Salamanca Campaign is not Napoleon’s Army but France’s deadliest assassin.He’s already failed to kill Captain Richard Sharpe once.Now he’s getting a second chance.
Colonel Leroux is killing Britain’s most valuable spies, and it’s up to Richard Sharpe to stop him. Thrust into the unfamiliar world of political and military intrigue, Sharpe must tangle with La Marquesa, a beguiling, extraordinarily beautiful woman whose embrace is as calculating as it is passionate. As she leads him through a maze of secrecy, cunning, and deception, Sharpe relentlessly pursues Leroux, determined to exact his revenge with the cold steel of his sword.
... Read moreSharpe’s Tiger
- By: Bernard Cornwell
- Narrator: Rupert Farley
- Length: 14 hours 14 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: March 22, 2022
- Language: English
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4.12(19510 ratings)
From New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell, the first exciting adventure in the world-renowned Sharpe series, chronicling the rise of Richard Sharpe, a Private in His Majesty’s Army at the siege of Seringapatam.
“The greatest writer of historical adventures today.” —Washington Post
Richard Sharpe. Soldier, hero, rogue–the man you always want on your side. Born in poverty, he joined the army to escape jail and climbed the ranks by sheer brutal courage. He knows no other family than the regiment of the 95th Rifles, whose green jacket he proudly wears.
... Read moreSharpe’s Trafalgar
- By: Bernard Cornwell
- Narrator: Rupert Farley
- Length: 13 hours 13 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: March 22, 2022
- Language: English
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4.12(9887 ratings)
From New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell, now available in paperback–bestselling historical novelist Bernard Cornwell brings life to one of the most spectacular naval battles in history with SHARPE’S TRAFALGAR.
“The greatest writer of historical adventures today.” —Washington Post
Critically acclaimed, perennial New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell (Agincourt, The Fort, the Saxon Tales) makes real history come alive in his breathtaking historical fiction. Praised as “the direct heir to Patrick O’Brian” (Agincourt, The Fort), Cornwell has brilliantly captured the fury, chaos, and excitement of battle as few writers have ever done–perhaps most vividly in his phenomenally popular novels following the illustrious military career of British Army officer Richard Sharpe during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Chronicling Sharpe’s involvement in the famous Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, Sharpe’s Trafalgar finds the young ensign captive on a French warship and in gravest peril on the eve of the one of the most spectacular naval confrontations in history. Perhaps the San Francisco Chronicle said it best: “If only all history lessons could be as vibrant.”
... Read moreSharpe’s Triumph
- By: Bernard Cornwell
- Narrator: Rupert Farley
- Length: 13 hours 45 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: March 22, 2022
- Language: English
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4.13(12295 ratings)
From New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell, the second installment in the world-renowned Sharpe series, chronicling the rise of Richard Sharpe, a Private in His Majesty’s Army at the siege of Seringapatam.
“The greatest writer of historical adventures today.” —Washington Post
Richard Sharpe. Soldier, hero, rogue–the man you always want on your side. Born in poverty, he joined the army to escape jail and climbed the ranks by sheer brutal courage. He knows no other family than the regiment of the 95th Rifles, whose green jacket he proudly wears.
... Read moreStonehenge
- By: Bernard Cornwell
- Narrator: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 17 hours 43 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: March 22, 2022
- Language: English
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3.67(9245 ratings)
From New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell, the tale of three brothers and of their rivalry that created the mysterious Stonehenge.
One summer’s day, a dying stranger carrying great wealth in gold comes to the settlement of Ratharryn.
The three sons of Ratharryn’s chief each perceive the great gift in a different way. The eldest, Lengar, the warrior, harnesses his murderous ambition to be a ruler and take great power for his tribe. Camaban becomes a great visionary and feared wise man, and it is his vision that will force the youngest brother, Saban, to create the great temple on the green hill where the gods will appear on earth. Saban’ s love for Aurenna, the sun bride whose destiny is to die for the gods, finally brings the rivalries of the brothers to a head. But it is also his skills that will build the vast temple, a place for the gods, certainly, but also a place that will confirm for ever the supreme power of the tribe that built it.
... Read moreStonehenge, 2000 B.C.
- By: Bernard Cornwell
- Narrator: Bernard Cornwell
- Length: 17 hours 16 minutes
- Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
- Publish date: May 27, 2011
- Language: English
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3.67(149 ratings)
Best-selling author Bernard Cornwell received national acclaim for the historical drama of his Civil War series, the Starbuck Chronicles, which includes Rebel, Copperhead, and Battle Flag. Now, in Stonehenge, he creates a dramatic saga of one of greatest wonders of the ancient world. Four thousand years ago, three brothers grow up in a land that is now Britain. One becomes a warrior, ruthless in his pursuit of gold and power. One is a mystic who sees visions of the future and hears the gods speak to him. Between them stands Sagan, the gentle brother who will dedicate his life to building a temple he hopes will bring health and peace to the land. As the giant stones are moved into their sacred pattern, Bernard Cornwell draws the listener into the conflicts of brother against brother, men against gods. Narrator George Guidall’s performance brings forth a world filled with the sights and sounds of bronze-age life.
... Read moreStonehenge: A Novel of 2000 BC
- By: Bernard Cornwell
- Narrator: Geoffrey Howard
- Length: 15 hours 27 minutes
- Publisher: Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group
- Publish date: January 01, 2001
- Language: English
Bestselling author Bernard Cornwell takes us back four thousand years, to a vibrant world of ritual and sacrifice that is at once timeless and wholly original. This historical novel unlocks the mystery of Britain’s most haunting and puzzling structure, and tells a tale of three brothers—fierce rivals—who are uneasily united in their quest to create a temple to their gods. Lengar, the eldest brother, kills his own father to become chief of his tribe. Camaban, the illegitimate middle brother, is determined to have a massive temple built in his own honor. And Saban, the youngest, who actually builds Stonehenge, must act as mediator between the other two. Stonehenge is the enthrallingly dramatic story of patricide, betrayal, and murder; of bloody brotherly rivalry; and of the never-ending quest for power, wealth, and spiritual fulfillment.
... Read moreSword of Kings
- By: Bernard Cornwell
- Narrator: Bernard Cornwell
- Length: 13 hours 18 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: November 26, 2019
- Language: English
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4.42(7935 ratings)
The twelfth installment of Bernard Cornwell’s New York Times bestselling series chronicling the epic saga of the making of England–“superior entertainment that is both engaging and enlightening” (Washington Post), and the basis for The Last Kingdom, the hit Netflix series.
It is a time of political turmoil once more as the fading King Edward begins to lose control over his successors and their supporters. There are two potential heirs–possibly more–and doubt over whether the once separate states of Wessex and Mercia will hold together . Despite attempts at pulling him into the political fray, Uhtred of Bebbanburg cares solely about his beloved Northumbria and its continuing independence from southern control.
But an oath is a strong, almost sacred commitment and such a promise had been exchanged between Uhtred and Aethelstan, his onetime companion in arms and now a potential king. Uhtred was tempted to ignore the demands of the oath and stay in his northern fastness, leaving the quarrelling Anglo-Saxons to sort out their own issues. But an attack on him by a leading supporter of one of the candidates and an unexpected appeal for help from another, drives Uhtred with a small band of warriors south, into the battle for kingship–and England’s fate.
... Read moreSword Song
- By: Bernard Cornwell
- Narrator: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 12 hours 12 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: December 02, 2014
- Language: English
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4.31(28745 ratings)
The fourth installment of Bernard Cornwell’s New York Times 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 television series.
The year is 885, and England is at peace, divided between the Danish kingdom to the north and the Saxon kingdom of Wessex in the south. Warrior by instinct and Viking by nature, Uhtred, the dispossessed son of a Northumbrian lord, has land, a wife and children–and a duty to King Alfred to hold the frontier on the Thames. But a dead man has risen, and new Vikings have invaded the decayed Roman city of London with dreams of conquering Wessex… with Uhtred’s help. Suddenly forced to weigh his oath to the king against the dangerous turning tide of shifting allegiances and deadly power struggles, Uhtred–Alfred’s sharpest sword–must now make the choice that will determine England’s future.
... Read moreSword Song
- By: Bernard Cornwell
- Narrator: Jamie Glover
- Length: 5 hours 46 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: January 22, 2008
- Language: English
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4.31(28745 ratings)
The fourth 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.
The year is 885, and England is at peace, divided between the Danish kingdom to the north and the Saxon kingdom of Wessex in the south. Uhtred, the dispossessed son of a Northumbrian lord–warrior by instinct, Viking by nature–has finally settled down. He has land, a wife and two children, and a duty given to him by King Alfred to hold the frontier on the Thames. But then trouble stirs: a dead man has risen, and new Vikings have arrived to occupy the decayed Roman city of London. Their dream is to conquer Wessex, and to do it they need Uhtred’s help.
Alfred has other ideas. He wants Uhtred to expel the Viking raiders from London. Uhtred must weigh his oath to the king against the dangerous turning tide of shifting allegiances and deadly power struggles. And other storm clouds are gathering: Alfred’s daughter is newly married, but by a cruel twist of fate, her very existence now threatens Alfred’s kingdom. It is Uhtred–half Saxon, half Dane–whose uncertain loyalties must now decide England’s future.
Sword Song is Cornwell’s finest work yet–vivid with period detail, this breathtaking adventure throroughly reimagines one of the most fascinating tales in all of history–the birth of England–and breathes life into the brilliant king who made it possible: Alfred the Great.
... Read moreThe Archer’s Tale
- By: Bernard Cornwell
- Narrator: Tim Pigott-Smith
- Length: 6 hours 3 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: January 25, 2005
- Language: English
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4.15(29805 ratings)
From New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell, the first book in the Grail Series—the spellbinding tale of a young man, a fearless archer, who sets out wanting to avenge his family’s honor and winds up on a quest for the Holy Grail.
A brutal raid on the quiet coastal English village of Hookton in 1342 leaves but one survivor: a young archer named Thomas. On this terrible dawn, his purpose becomes clear—to recover a stolen sacred relic and pursue to the ends of the earth the murderous black-clad knight bearing a blue-and-yellow standard, a journey that leads him to the courageous rescue of a beautiful French woman, and sets him on his ultimate quest: the search for the Holy Grail.
... Read moreThe Bloody Ground
- By: Bernard Cornwell
- Narrator: Bernard Cornwell
- Length: 14 hours 51 minutes
- Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
- Publish date: May 13, 2011
- Language: English
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4.2(3392 ratings)
Critically acclaimed author Bernard Cornwell’s Nathaniel Starbuck Chronicles have been hailed by The Washington Times as the “best thing to hit Civil War fiction since Michael Shaara’s The Killer Angels.” Nate is given command of a battalion of undesirable soldiers-including deserters and murderers -and sent to join the action at Antietam Creek. There, during the bloodiest single day of the entire war, Nate and his men must find the courage to survive the brutal horrors of combat.
... Read moreThe Burning Land
- By: Bernard Cornwell
- Narrator: John Lee
- Length: 11 hours 5 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: January 19, 2010
- Language: English
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4.31(25825 ratings)
The fifth installment of Bernard Cornwell’s bestselling Saxon Tales 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.
At the end of the ninth century, King Alfred of Wessex is in ill health; his heir, an untested youth. His enemy, the Danes, having failed to conquer Wessex, now see their chance for victory. Led by the sword of savage warrior Harald Bloodhair, the Viking hordes attack. But Uhtred, Alfred’s reluctant warlord, proves his worth, outwitting Harald and handing the Vikings one of their greatest defeats.
For Uhtred, the sweetness of victory is soon overshadowed by tragedy. Breaking with Alfred, he joins the Vikings, swearing never again to serve the Saxon king. Instead, he will reclaim his ancestral fortress on the Northumbrian coast. Allied with his old friend Ragnar-and his old foe Haesten-he aims to invade and conquer Wessex itself. But fate has different plans . . .
In The Burning Land, Bernard Cornwell, “the reigning king of historical fiction” (USA Today), delivers a rousing saga of Anglo-Saxon England-an irresistible new chapter in his thrilling Saxon Tales, the epic story of the birth of England and the legendary king who made it possible.
... Read moreThe Empty Throne
- By: Bernard Cornwell
- Narrator: Matt Bates
- Length: 11 hours 12 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: January 06, 2015
- Language: English
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4.38(14129 ratings)
The eighth 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.
My name is Uhtred. I am the son of Uhtred, who was the son of Uhtred . . .’
Britain, early tenth century AD: a time of change. There are new raids by the Vikings from Ireland, and turmoil among the Saxons over the leadership of Mercia. A younger generation is taking over.
When AEthelred, the ruler of Mercia, dies, he leaves no legitimate heir. The West Saxons want their king, but Uhtred has long supported AEthelflaed, sister to King Edward of Wessex and widow of AEethelred. Widely loved and respected, AEthelflaed has all the makings of a leader–but can Saxon warriors ever accept a woman as their ruler? The stage is set for rivals to fight for the empty throne.
With this eighth entry in the epic Saxon Tales series, we are reminded once again why New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell is “the most prolific and successful historical novelist in the world today” (Wall Street Journal).
... Read moreThe Fallen Angels
- By: Bernard Cornwell
- Narrator: Fiona Paul
- Length: 14 hours 14 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: March 22, 2022
- Language: English
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3.95(44 ratings)
“If you love historical drama…then look no further.” —Boston Globe
The magnificent sequel to A Crowning Mercy, Fallen Angels reunites New York Times bestseller Bernard Cornwell–whom the Washington Post calls, “perhaps the greatest writer of historical adventure novels today”–with co-author Susannah Kells for a breathtaking story brimming with excitement, intrigue, danger, and passion. A tale that ranges from the splendor of a grand English estate to the streets of revolutionary Paris during France’s Reign of Terror, Fallen Angels is a novel that will equally delight followers of Cornwell’s Richard Sharpe, Nathaniel Starbuck, and other bestselling series as well as readers who love the sweeping historical dramas of Diana Gabaldon and Sharon Kay Penman.
... Read moreThe Flame Bearer
- By: Bernard Cornwell
- Narrator: Matt Bates
- Length: 10 hours 19 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: November 29, 2016
- Language: English
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4.43(10150 ratings)
The tenth installment of Bernard Cornwell’s New York Times 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 television series.
Britain is in a state of uneasy peace. Northumbria’s Viking ruler, Sigtryggr, and Mercia’s Saxon Queen Aethelflaed have agreed a truce. And so England’s greatest warrior, Uhtred of Bebbanburg, at last has the chance to take back the home his traitorous uncle stole from him so many years ago–and which his scheming cousin still occupies.
But fate is inexorable, and the enemies Uhtred has made and the oaths he has sworn conspire to distract him from his dream of recapturing his home. New enemies enter into the fight for England’s kingdoms: the redoubtable Constantin of Scotland seizes an opportunity for conquest and leads his armies south. Britain’s precarious peace threatens to turn into a war of annihilation. Yet Uhtred is determined that nothing–neither the new adversaries nor the old foes who combine against him–will keep him from his birthright.
“Historical novels stand or fall on detail, and Mr. Cornwell writes as if he has been to ninth-century Wessex and back.”
—Wall Street Journal
The Fort
- By: Bernard Cornwell
- Narrator: Robin Bowerman
- Length: 13 hours 6 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: September 28, 2010
- Language: English
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3.65(6190 ratings)
“The most prolific and successful historical novelist in the world today.” —Wall Street Journal
“Readers who haven’t discovered Bernard Cornwell don’t know what they are missing.” —New York Times bestselling author Vince Flynn
From the New York Times bestselling author of Agincourt, the Saxon Tales, and the beloved Richard Sharpe series, Bernard Cornwell’s The Fort plunges prow-first into the largest naval clash of the Revolutionary War. Fans of the Nathaniel Starbuck Chronicles and The Burning Land will thrill to Cornwell’s triumphant return to American historical fiction in this gripping story of courage, strength and patriotism.
... Read moreThe Last Kingdom
- By: Bernard Cornwell
- Narrator: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 13 hours 28 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: December 02, 2014
- Language: English
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4.26(72191 ratings)
The first installment of Bernard Cornwell’s New York Times 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 Netflix series.
In the middle years of the ninth century, the fierce Danes stormed onto British soil, hungry for spoils and conquest. Kingdom after kingdom fell to the ruthless invaders until but one realm remained. And suddenly the fate of all England–and the course of history–depended upon one man, one king.
From New York Times bestselling storyteller Bernard Cornwell comes a rousing epic adventure of courage, treachery, duty, devotion, majesty, love, and battle as seen through the eyes of a young warrior who straddled two worlds.
... Read moreThe Last Kingdom
- By: Bernard Cornwell
- Narrator: Jamie Glover
- Length: 5 hours 26 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: January 18, 2005
- Language: English
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4.26(72191 ratings)
The first 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.
This is the exciting–yet little known–story of the making of England in the 9th and 10th centuries, the years in which King Alfred the Great, his son and grandson defeated the Danish Vikings who had invaded and occupied three of England’s four kingdoms.
The story is seen through the eyes of Uhtred, a dispossessed nobleman, who is captured as a child by the Danes and then raised by them so that, by the time the Northmen begin their assault on Wessex (Alfred’s kingdom and the last territory in English hands) Uhtred almost thinks of himself as a Dane. He certainly has no love for Alfred, whom he considers a pious weakling and no match for Viking savagery, yet when Alfred unexpectedly defeats the Danes and the Danes themselves turn on Uhtred, he is finally forced to choose sides. By now he is a young man, in love, trained to fight and ready to take his place in the dreaded shield wall. Above all, though, he wishes to recover his father’s land, the enchanting fort of Bebbanburg by the wild northern sea.
This thrilling adventure–based on existing records of Bernard Cornwell’s ancestors–depicts a time when law and order were ripped violently apart by a pagan assault on Christian England, an assault that came very close to destroying England.
... Read moreThe Pagan Lord
- By: Bernard Cornwell
- Narrator: Matt Bates
- Length: 11 hours 41 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: January 07, 2014
- Language: English
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4.36(16898 ratings)
The seventh 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.
At the onset of the tenth century, England is in turmoil. Alfred the Great is dead and his son Edward reigns as king. Wessex survives but peace cannot hold: the Danes in the north, led by Viking Cnut Longsword, stand ready to invade and will never rest until the emerald crown is theirs.
Uhtred, once Alfred’s great warrior but now out of favor with the new king, must lead a band of outcasts north to recapture his old family home, the impregnable Northumbrian fortress Bebbanburg.
Loyalties will be divided and men will fall as each Saxon kingdom is drawn into the bloodiest battle yet with the Danes–a war that will decide the fate of every king, and the entire English nation.
With The Pagan Lord, New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell–“the most prolific and successful historical novelist in the world today” (Wall Street Journal)–continues his magnificent epic of the making of England during the Middle Ages, vividly bringing to life the uneasy alliances, violent combat, and deadly intrigue that gave birth to the British nation.
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- By: Bernard Cornwell
- Narrator: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 14 hours 6 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: December 02, 2014
- Language: English
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4.3(37524 ratings)
The second installment of Bernard Cornwell’s New York Times 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 television series.
As the last unvanquished piece of England, Wessex is eyed hungrily by the fearsome Viking conquerors. Uhtred, a dispossessed young nobleman, is tied to the imperiled land by birth and marriage but was raised by the Danish invaders–and he questions where his allegiance must lie. But blood is his destiny, and when the overwhelming Viking horde attacks out of a wintry darkness, Uhtred must put aside all hatred and distrust and stand beside his embattled country’s staunch defender–the fugitive King Alfred.
The Pale Horseman is a gripping, monumental adventure that gives breathtaking life to one of the most important epochs in English history–yet another masterwork from New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell.
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- By: Bernard Cornwell
- Narrator: Jamie Glover
- Length: 5 hours 33 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: January 31, 2006
- Language: English
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4.3(37524 ratings)
The second 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.
This is the exciting–yet little known–story of the making of England in the 9th and 10th centuries, the years in which King Alfred the Great, his son and grandson defeated the Danish Vikings who had invaded and occupied three of England’s four kingdoms.
At the end of The Last Kingdom, The Danes had been defeated at Cynuit, but the triumph of the English is not fated to last long. The Danish Vikings quickly invade and occupy three of England’s four kingdoms–and all that remains of the once proud country is a small piece of marshland, where Alfred and his family live with a few soldiers and retainers, including Uhtred, the dispossessed English nobleman who was raised by the Danes. Uhtred has always been a Dane at heart, and has always believed that given the chance, he would fight for the men who raised him and taught him the Viking ways. But when Iseult, a powerful sorceress, enters Uhtred’s life, he is forced to consider feelings he’s never confronted before–and Uhtred discovers, in his moment of greatest peril, a new-found loyalty and love for his native country and ruler.
... Read moreThe Winter King
- By: Bernard Cornwell
- Narrator: Tim Pigott-Smith
- Length: 6 hours 8 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: March 30, 2010
- Language: English
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4.26(34298 ratings)
It takes a remarkable writer to make an old story as fresh and compelling as the first time we heard it. With The Winter King, the first volume of his magnificent Warlord Chronicles, Bernard Cornwell finally turns to the story he was born to write: the mythic saga of King Arthur.
The tale begins in Dark Age Britain, a land where Arthur has been banished and Merlin has disappeared, where a child-king sits unprotected on the throne, where religion vies with magic for the souls of the people. It is to this desperate land that Arthur returns, a man at once utterly human and truly heroic: a man of honor, loyalty, and amazing valor; a man who loves Guinevere more passionately than he should; a man whose life is at once tragic and triumphant.
As Arthur fights to keep a flicker of civilization alive in a barbaric world, Bernard Cornwell makes a familiar tale into a legend all over again.
... Read moreThe Winter King
- By: Bernard Cornwell
- Narrator: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 19 hours 55 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: December 02, 2014
- Language: English
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4.26(34298 ratings)
It takes a remarkable writer to make an old story as fresh and compelling as the first time we heard it. With The Winter King, the first volume of his magnificent Warlord Chronicles, Bernard Cornwell finally turns to the story he was born to write: the mythic saga of King Arthur.
The tale begins in Dark Age Britain, a land where Arthur has been banished and Merlin has disappeared, where a child-king sits unprotected on the throne, where religion vies with magic for the souls of the people. It is to this desperate land that Arthur returns, a man at once utterly human and truly heroic: a man of honor, loyalty, and amazing valor; a man who loves Guinevere more passionately than he should; a man whose life is at once tragic and triumphant.
As Arthur fights to keep a flicker of civilization alive in a barbaric world, Bernard Cornwell makes a familiar tale into a legend all over again.
... Read moreVagabond
- By: Bernard Cornwell
- Narrator: Tim Pigott-Smith
- Length: 6 hours 4 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: January 25, 2005
- Language: English
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4.13(18400 ratings)
From New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell, the sequel to The Archer’s Tale—the spellbinding tale of a young man, a fearless archer, who sets out wanting to avenge his family’s honor and winds up on a quest for the Holy Grail.
In 1347, a year of conflict and unrest, Thomas of Hookton returns to England to pursue the Holy Grail. Among the flames of the Hundred Years War, a sinister enemy awaits the fabled archer and mercenary soldier: a bloodthirsty Dominican Inquisitor who also seeks Christendom’s most holy relic. But neither the horrors of the battlefield nor sadistic torture at the Inquisitor’s hands can turn Thomas from his sworn mission. And his thirst for vengeance will never be quenched while the villainous black rider who destroyed everything he loved still lives.
“Cornwell writes the best battle scenes of any writer I’ve read past or present.”—George R.R. Martin
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Vagabond
- By: Bernard Cornwell
- Narrator: Andrew Cullum
- Length: 16 hours 7 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: November 25, 2014
- Language: English
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4.13(14017 ratings)
From New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell, the sequel to The Archer’s Tale–the spellbinding tale of a young man, a fearless archer, who sets out wanting to avenge his family’s honor and winds up on a quest for the Holy Grail.
In 1347, a year of conflict and unrest, Thomas of Hookton returns to England to pursue the Holy Grail. Among the flames of the Hundred Years War, a sinister enemy awaits the fabled archer and mercenary soldier: a bloodthirsty Dominican Inquisitor who also seeks Christendom’s most holy relic. But neither the horrors of the battlefield nor sadistic torture at the Inquisitor’s hands can turn Thomas from his sworn mission. And his thirst for vengeance will never be quenched while the villainous black rider who destroyed everything he loved still lives.
“Cornwell writes the best battle scenes of any writer I’ve read past or present.”–George R.R. Martin
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War Lord
- By: Bernard Cornwell
- Narrator: Bernard Cornwell
- Length: 13 hours 20 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: November 24, 2020
- Language: English
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4.61(5384 ratings)
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 Thrones
The 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…
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 – and only one man stands in their way. Torn between loyalty and sworn oaths, the warrior king Lord Uhtred of Bebbanburg faces his greatest ever battle – and prepares for his ultimate fate…
“Perhaps the greatest writer of historical adventure novels today” (Washington Post), Bernard Cornwell has dazzled and entertained readers and critics with his prolific string of page-turning bestsellers. Of all his protagonists, however, none is as beloved as Uhtred of Bebbanburg, and this thrilling historical novel continues the saga of his adventures and the turbulent early years of England.
... Read moreWar of the Wolf
- By: Bernard Cornwell
- Narrator: Matt Bates
- Length: 13 hours 22 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: October 02, 2018
- Language: English
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4.36(7472 ratings)
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 life is not to be – as he is under threat from both an old enemy and a new foe. The old enemy comes from Wessex where a dynastic struggle will determine who will be the next king. And the new foe is Skoll, a Norseman, whose ambition is to be King of Northumbria and who leads a frightening army of wolf-warriors, men who fight half-crazed in the belief that they are indeed wolves. Uhtred, believing he is cursed, must fend off one enemy while he tries to destroy the other. In this new chapter of the Saxon Tales series–a rousing adventure of courage, treachery, duty, devotion, majesty, love and battle, as seen through the eyes of a warrior straddling two worlds–Uhtred returns to fight once again for the destiny of England.
... Read moreWarriors of the Storm
- By: Bernard Cornwell
- Narrator: Matt Bates
- Length: 12 hours 12 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: January 19, 2016
- Language: English
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4.41(11818 ratings)
The ninth 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.
A fragile peace reigns in Wessex, Mercia and East Anglia. King Alfred’s son Edward and formidable daughter, Aethelflaed, rule the kingdoms. But all around the restless Northmen, eyeing the rich lands and wealthy churches, are mounting raids.
Uhtred of Bebbanburg, the kingdoms’ greatest warrior, controls northern Mercia from the strongly fortified city of Chester. But forces are gathering against him. Northmen allied to the Irish, led by the fierce warrior Ragnall Ivarson, are soon joined by the Northumbrians, and their strength could prove overwhelming. Despite the gathering threat, both Edward and Aethelflaed are reluctant to move out of the safety of their fortifications. But with Uhtred’s own daughter married to Ivarson’s brother, who can be trusted?
In the struggle between family and loyalty, between personal ambition and political commitment, there will be no easy path. But a man with a warrior’s courage may be able to find it. Such a man is Uhtred, and this may be his finest hour.
... Read moreWaterloo
- By: Bernard Cornwell
- Narrator: Frederick Davidson
- Length: 13 hours 18 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2005
- Language: English
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4.32(6659 ratings)
With the emperor Napoleon at its head, an enormous French army is marching toward Brussels. The British and their allies are also converging on Brussels in preparation for a grand society ball, and it is up to Richard Sharpe to convince the Prince of Orange, the inexperienced commander of Wellington’s Dutch troops, to act before it is too late. But Sharpe’s warning cannot stop the tide of battle, and the British suffer heavy losses on the road to Waterloo. Wellington has few reserves of men and ammunition, the Prussian army has not arrived, and the French advance wields tremendous firepower and determination. Victory seems impossible.
In this, the culmination of Richard Sharpe’s long and arduous career, Bernard Cornwell brings to life all of the horror and exhilaration of one of the greatest military triumphs of all time.
... Read moreWaterloo
- By: Bernard Cornwell
- Narrator: Bernard Cornwell
- Length: 8 hours 55 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: May 05, 2015
- Language: English
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4.32(6659 ratings)
From the New York Times bestselling author comes the definitive, illustrated history of one of the greatest battles ever fought–a riveting nonfiction chronicle published to commemorate the two-hundreth anniversary of Napoleon’s last stand.
On June 18, 1815, the armies of France, Britain, and Prussia descended upon a quiet valley south of Brussels. In the previous three days, the French army had beaten the Prussians at Ligny and fought the British to a standstill at Quatre-Bras. The Allies were in retreat. The little village north of where they turned to fight the French army was called Waterloo. The blood-soaked battle to which the town gave its name would become a landmark in European history.
In his first work of nonfiction, Bernard Cornwell combines his storytelling skills with a meticulously researched history to give a riveting chronicle of every dramatic moment–from Napoleon’s daring escape from Elba to the smoke and gore of the three battlefields and their aftermath. Through quotes from the letters and diaries of Emperor Napoleon, the Duke of Wellington, and the ordinary officers and soldiers, Cornwell brings to life how it actually felt to fight those famous battles–as well as the moments of amazing bravery on both sides that left the outcome hanging in the balance until the bitter end.
Published to coincide with the battle’s bicentennial in 2015, Waterloo is a tense and gripping story of heroism and tragedy–and of the final battle that determined the fate of nineteenth-century Europe.
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