FICTION
Released: Jan. 17, 2012
"The surprise is that Cornwell's love scenes are as deft as his action scenes, though far fewer, of course--all driven by a hard-shelled, sporadically soft-hearted, always charismatic protagonist: George Clooney alert."
It's 898, and life in pre-England is messy, turbulent, quite likely to be short and vividly evoked in Cornwell's masterful 46th novel (
The Burning Land, 2010, etc.).
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FICTION
Released: Jan. 20, 2009
"The usual splendid stuff from the master of historical battle. There's a bit of deus ex machina, but it's tolerable."
An archer on the lam from a bum rap in his county ships out with Henry V to test his shooting and slashing skills at one of the bloodiest but most glorious battles in history.
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FICTION
Released: Jan. 1, 2008
"Consistently fascinating."
The latest installment of Cornwell's vastly entertaining and slyly wise saga of life in ninth-century Britain sees the dyspeptic King Alfred's very young daughter married off to a brute who fancies himself a future monarch.
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FICTION
Released: Jan. 23, 2007
"Blood, guts, history and horses from the expert. Excellent sport."
Cornwell continues The Saxon Novels with further rowdy adventures in the Northern kingdoms (
The Pale Horseman, Jan. 2006, etc.).
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FICTION
Released: Sept. 4, 2006
"The confusion of battle is, unsurprisingly, confusing. But Cornwell has this stuff down cold, so it's great fun even with all the smoke and noise."
Captain Richard Sharpe sees action in the battle to keep Cadiz out of the hands of the Corsican Monster.
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FICTION
Released: Jan. 3, 2006
"Swords, shields, mud and blood. Great stuff, as always, from the master. "
Cornwell's tough medieval saga continues after King Alfred's realm is reduced to one swamp and a handful of believers.
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