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Bernard Cornwell
A year after the victory at Talavera, Wellington’s army, outnumbered and bankrupt, is on the verge of collapse. It’s only hope lies in a cache of gold hidden in the…
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A corrupt political plot threatens to put an end to the South Essex regiment and the life of Major Richard Sharpe when he investigates and discovers an illegal recruiting ring…
It is 1814 and the defeat of Napoleon seems imminent. But before Richard Sharpe can lay down his sword, he must fight a different sort of war. Accused of stealing…
An extraordinary and dramatic depiction of the legendary battle of Agincourt from the number one historical novelist
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The second book in Bernard Cornwell’s bestselling series on the American Civil War.
A dramatic departure for the #1 bestseller. A gripping story of rivalry and ambition, loyalty and love set in the heart of Elizabethan England.
The No.1 Sunday Times bestseller and the epic conclusion to the globally bestselling historical series. A divided kingdom An impossible choice The ultimate battle …
The eagerly anticipated follow-up to the number one bestseller Vagabond, this is the third instalment in Bernard Cornwell’s GRAIL QUEST series, in a bright and bold repackage.
Go with God and Fight Like the Devil. The remarkable new novel by Britain’s master storyteller, which culminates at the Battle of Poitiers.
*SHARPE’S ASSASSIN, the brand new novel in the global bestselling series, is available to buy now*
The fourth volume of Bernard Cornwell’s bestselling series on the American Civil War and featuring rebel Nathaniel Starbuck - a yankee fighting for the Southern cause.
THE INCREDIBLE NEW NOVEL FROM THE GLOBALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR Uhtred of Bebbanburg is a man of his word.
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*Special collector’s edition with foiled signature on the board, exclusive to the first print run - pre-order now* SHARPE IS BACK. The brand new novel from Bernard Cornwell in the…
Nick Breakspear thinks he’s opted for the easy life, but acting as nursemaid for the idle rich aboard the luxury yacht Wavebreaker in the Bahamas does have its downside. Especially…
The sixth novel in Bernard Cornwell’s epic and bestselling series on the making of England and the fate of his great hero, Uhtred of Bebbanburg. BBC2’s major Autumn 2015 TV…
IN THE FINAL RECKONING, CHOOSE YOUR SIDE CAREFULLY… The No.1 Sunday Times bestseller and the epic conclusion to the globally bestselling historical series.
Philadelphia in 1777 is a city at war. Here ruthless Captain Kit Vane and beautiful Martha Crowl, passionate patriot Caroline and her idealist young lover Jonathon, unscrupulous Ezra Woollard and…
In the fifth volume in the bestselling Saxon Tales series, Cornwell–the reigning king of historical fiction ( USA Today )–resumes the saga of the birth of England, and of the…
The Washington Post has hailed Sharpe’s Battle as a book that combines those strengths that have come to characterize Bernard Cornwell’s fiction–immaculate historical reconstruction and the ability to tell a…
Sharpe and Patrick Harper set sail for Chile in order to track down a friend gone missing. As a favor to Napoleon, they carry a seemingly harmless gift with them–one…
As a young man, Sharpe is an illiterate private who must pose as a deserter to oust the ruthless Tippoo of Mysore from his throne. The world may have a…
Originally published in hardcover by HarperCollins Publishers (1993).
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…
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…
A continuation of the story of the American Civil War, and of the life of Nathaniel Starbuck, a Northerner fighting for the Southern cause.
After barely surviving a murderous act of treason by a bitter English officer who has joined the mercenary forces of the Mahratta confederation, young Richard Sharpe vows to hunt down…
Bernard Cornwell’s new novel is the tale of three brothers and of their rivalry that builds the great temple.
Fresh from his heroic adventures in India (in Sharpe’s Fortress ), Richard Sharpe faces a new enemy when the ship carrying him home is attacked by a formidable French warship…
The explosive grand finale of Richard Sharpe’s adventure in India finds the defenders of the fortress of Gawilghur standing between Sharpe and his reputation, his honor, and a sultan’s stolen…
The sequel to the New York Times bestseller The Last Kingdom continues the exhilarating adventures of Uhtred and King Alfred the Great. Uhtred discovers–in his moment of greatest peril–a newfound…
Cornwells third and most dramatic volume in the Saxon Chronicles is the story of the creation of modern England, as the English and the Danes become one people by sharing…
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…
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. But then trouble stirs…
First published in Great Britain in 1990 by Michael Joseph. A paperback edition was published in Great Britain in 1993 by Penguin Books –T.p. verso.
The greatest writer of historical adventures today ( Washington Post ) tackles his richest, most thrilling subject yet–the heroic tale of Agincourt. A commoner, a king, and a nation’s entire…
The fate of a young nation rests in the hands of a reluctant warrior in the thrilling sixth volume of the New York Times -bestselling Saxon Tales series. This latest…
Originally published, in a slightly different form, in Great Britain in 2012 by HarperCollins Publishers –Title page verso.
The seventh novel in Bernard Cornwell’s number one bestselling series on the making of England and the fate of his great hero, Uhtred of Bebbanburg. BBC2’s major Autumn 2015 TV…
Originally published in Great Britain in 2015.
Go with God and Fight Like the Devil. A fascinating hero and the pursuit of a sword with mythical power - this is the remarkable new novel by Britain’s master…
Originally published in Great Britain in 2021 by HarperCollins Publishers. –Title page verso.
Originally published in hardcover in 2008 by HarperCollinsPublishers.
Volume I in the new Warlord Chronicles series tells the story of Arthur and his doomed fight to save Britain from the Saxons. From the author of the Sharpe novels.
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Set firmly in Britain’s Dark Ages, The Winter King goes far beyond the usual tales of romance and chivalry to forever change the way the legend of Arthur is told…
Having reinvented the legend of Arthur in his bestselling The Winter King , Cornwell resumes his magical recreation of the well-known story in this sequel. After securing a fragile peace…