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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 |
Bernard Cornwell
Paperback | Pages: 433 pages Rating: 4.27 | 34691 Users | 1577 Reviews
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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 Books To 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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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 handNot 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
TWK is easy 5 stars for bringing this oft-told tale to us in a completely new (and I do mean new) way. WARNING! Do Not read this book if you like your Arthur legend gauzy, frilly, magicky and cheesy. All previous Arthurian tales pale in comparison to Mr. Cornwells version. All of the usual suspects are present here but you will not see many of them portrayed in the standard ways. You will also meet a host of new companions and enemies. It is safe to say that you will never look at Lancelot,
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 of
Bernard Cornwell is one of my favorite writers of historical fiction. Thus, I was surprised to see him write a book about Arthur. I am certainly glad that I picked this up. It is a very strange book in that it technically belongs on my "fantasy" shelf, but the accuracy of the settings and weapons makes it a weak "historical fiction" as well. Mr. Cornwell admits as much, in the notes, when he points out that the monk Gildas's "De Excidio et Conquestu Britanniae" (written during the 540s) about
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
This is a mix of legend and History, and, King Arthur will probably always be that way since there's so much info. missing. In this tale the focus is open the original Britons fighting the influx/invasion of Saxons and dealing with the petty British kingdoms. All want to rule and there are a number of very detailed and well-written battles. First person POV. The typical cast isn't what it appears to be. For instance, Lancelot is a coward and villain whose bards paint him differently. The
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