The Archer's Tale - Bernard Cornwell

Sharpe's Siege - Bernard Cornwell

into a pair of your favourite slippers; comfy as anything, but they can stink to high heaven! I have over the years read more than 40 books by Bernard Cornwell, this includes many Sharpe novels, and there has to be a reason that I go back for more. The books are violent, misogynistic and clunky at times, but they are also fun, heroic and well structured. Now that Sean Bean is a little too old and a little too expensive for ITV Sharpe s TV appearances will be increasingly rare. If you are someone that misses the show, why not try the books? Some of them are fantastic, others so-so. Which of these two camps will Sharpe s Siege come under? Sharpe and Harper return ...

Sharpe's Siege - Bernard Cornwell

into a pair of your favourite slippers; comfy as anything, but they can stink to high heaven! I have over the years read more than 40 books by Bernard Cornwell, this includes many Sharpe novels, and there has to be a reason that I go back for more. The books are violent, misogynistic and clunky at times, but they are also fun, heroic and well structured. Now that Sean Bean is a little too old and a little too expensive for ITV Sharpe s TV appearances will be increasingly rare. If you are someone that misses the show, why not try the books? Some of them are fantastic, others so-so. Which of these two camps will Sharpe s Siege come under? Sharpe and Harper return ...

The Lords of the North - Bernard Cornwell

that I’ve come to enjoy historical fiction nearly as much as any other genre that I’ve traditionally liked. Perhaps one of the best examples of this “off-the-top-of-me-’ead” thesis would be Bernard Cornwell’s “The Lords of the North” from his Alfred the Great series which I read whilst holidaying in Wales recently. The year is 878 and Alfred has just won a great victory over the Danes, establishing him as the undisputed King of Wessex. Uhtred is a Danish lord who has helped Alfred to overcome his enemy but is resentful of his bounty of just five hides awarded to him by Alfred as a reward. Uhtred of Bebbanburg, the man who killed Ubba Lothbrokson beside the sea and ...

The Lords of the North - Bernard Cornwell

that I’ve come to enjoy historical fiction nearly as much as any other genre that I’ve traditionally liked. Perhaps one of the best examples of this “off-the-top-of-me-’ead” thesis would be Bernard Cornwell’s “The Lords of the North” from his Alfred the Great series which I read whilst holidaying in Wales recently. The year is 878 and Alfred has just won a great victory over the Danes, establishing him as the undisputed King of Wessex. Uhtred is a Danish lord who has helped Alfred to overcome his enemy but is resentful of his bounty of just five hides awarded to him by Alfred as a reward. Uhtred of Bebbanburg, the man who killed Ubba Lothbrokson beside the sea and ...

The Lords of the North - Bernard Cornwell

be sad being Bernard Cornwell. For the past 20 odd years you have been able to write about one character and see them progress through their life. For Cornwell, Sharpe must have been like an old friend that just happened to produce vast quantities of cash whenever a book was released. Through these 20 years Cornwell has produced several other series of books in the vain hope of recapturing the magic of a long running set of books. Unfortunately, none have gone longer than four books (Starbuck) and most become trilogies. I believed this trilogy fate was the most likely outcome for Cornwell’s latest books about Uhtred, a Dark Ages’ warrior who is fighting to reclaim ...

The Lords of the North - Bernard Cornwell

be sad being Bernard Cornwell. For the past 20 odd years you have been able to write about one character and see them progress through their life. For Cornwell, Sharpe must have been like an old friend that just happened to produce vast quantities of cash whenever a book was released. Through these 20 years Cornwell has produced several other series of books in the vain hope of recapturing the magic of a long running set of books. Unfortunately, none have gone longer than four books (Starbuck) and most become trilogies. I believed this trilogy fate was the most likely outcome for Cornwell’s latest books about Uhtred, a Dark Ages’ warrior who is fighting to reclaim ...