Bernard Cornwell – Vagabond
Vagabond follows on from Harlequin, featuring English archer Thomas of Hookton, survivor of the battle of Crecy, continuing his quest for the Holy Grail.
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Bernard Cornwell – War Lord
War Lord is the thirteenth and last book of Bernard Cornwell’s The Last Kingdom series and is dedicated to Alexander Dreymon the actor who plays Uhtred in the TV show based on the books.
Bernard Cornwell – Harlequin
Harlequin introduces us to Thomas of Hookton a skilled archer in the employ of Edward III’s army abroad in fourteenth-century France.
Bernard Cornwell – Crackdown
Crackdown is the third of Cornwell’s contemporary nautical thrillers, set in the Bahamas and revolving around ex-Marine Nick Breakspear.
Bernard Cornwell – Sea Lord
Sea Lord is the second of Cornwell’s contemporary nautical thrillers, first published in the UK in 1989…
Bernard Cornwell – Wildtrack
My thoughts on Cornwell’s first nautically-themed contemporary thriller. Here there be minor spoilers!
3 books, 1 graphic novel
Antony Beevor – Crete: The Battle and The Resistance / Neil Gaiman – The Sandman: Overture / Charles Bukowski – Ham on Rye / Bernard Cornwell – Fools and Mortals
Bernard Cornwell – Redcoat
Redcoat is set in the year 1777 in war-torn Philadelphia. It’s a bit like a Sharpe book but with less battles and more intrigue and romance. Spoilers ahoy!
2020 Retrospective – my four favourite books
My four favourites from the books I have read this year.
Bernard Cornwell – Sword of Kings
A quick ramble about yet another book in the Last Kingdom series. It’s a slow starter but eventually gets good…
