Rebel, Bernard Cornwell
Rebel, Bernard Cornwell
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Rebel
The Nathaniel Starbuck Chronicles: Book One

Author: Bernard Cornwell

Narrator: Andrew Cullum

Unabridged: 16 hr 50 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 03/22/2022

Synopsis

A riveting and compelling account of Nate's initial Civil War experience—its battles, romances and divided loyaltiesWhen Richmond landowner Washington Faulconer snatches young Nate Starbuck from the grip of a Yankee-hating mob, Nate is both grateful and awed by his idealistic rescuer. Turning his back forever on the life he left in Boston, Nate agrees to join the newly formed Faulconer's Legion, even though it means fighting against his native North.But Nate's dilemma is only one of many within the Legion. Faulconer's own son cannot bring himself to fight, while his daughter's cheating fiancee plots for control of the Faulconer family fortune. As they come together to march into battle, the men are prepared to start a war…but they aren't ready for how they—and the nation—will be forever changed by the oaths they have sworn for their beloved South

About Bernard Cornwell

Bernard Cornwell is the author of over fifty novels, including the acclaimed New York Times bestselling Saxon Tales, which serve as the basis for the hit Netflix series The Last Kingdom. He lives with his wife on Cape Cod and in Charleston, South Carolina.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Clemens on October 05, 2021

Read this book in 2005, and its the 1st part of the "Nathaniel Starbuck" chronicles, which is set during the American Civil War. The historical details concerning this period of American history are very well researched and used within this series of books, of which this is the first one, which is se......more

Goodreads review by Vagner on September 01, 2016

Review in Portuguese from Desbravando Livros: Só pra variar um pouquinho, mais uma resenha do autor Bernard Cornwell aqui no blog. Esse é o 21º (!) livro do autor que eu desbravo e simplesmente não consigo parar. Minha meta é ler todos os livros do mestre até morrer, então tenho um bom tempo e muitas......more

Goodreads review by Eric_W on March 06, 2010

Rebel is the first in the Nathaniel Starbuck series. Cornwell is best known for the Richard Sharpe series, but he has also written novels about Stonehenge and the Arthurian legend (all on my must-read list). The Starbuck series follows Nate Starbuck, son of Elial Joseph Starbuck, a radical abolition......more

Goodreads review by Gary on September 01, 2020

I am quite a fan of Bernard Cornwell , one of the great historical novelists of today,. his books are both easy to read and difficult to put down, I have not yet read the Sharpe series, but have read the Saxon Chronicles, The first book in the Warlord Series, the Grailquest series, , Stonehenge, and......more

Goodreads review by Joshua on May 22, 2021

When I learned that Bernard Cornwell - my go-to for adventurous tales of historical fiction - had written a book series set in during the American Civil War, it immediately went to the top of my to-be read list. This first installment was very solid both historically and narratively, and I really lo......more

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