Bernard Cornwell

This is the exciting—yet little known—story of the making of England in the 9th and 10th centuries, the years in which King Alfred, his son and grandson defeated the Danish Vikings who had invaded and occupied three of England's four k...

The ninth installment in the New York Times bestselling Saxon Tales, the epic saga of the making of England, magnificently brought to life by “the reigning king of historical fiction” (USA Today).A fragile peace reigns in Wessex, Mercia an...

The tenth installment of Bernard Cornwell’s New York Times bestselling series chronicling the epic saga of the making of England, “like Game of Thrones, but real” (The Observer, London)—the basis for The Las...

The eighth installment of Bernard Cornwell’s bestselling series chronicling the epic saga of the making of England, “like Game of Thrones, but real” (The Observer, London)—the basis for The Last Kingdom, the hit BBC America tel...

The sixth installment of Bernard Cornwell’s bestselling series chronicling the epic saga of the making of England, “like Game of Thrones, but real” (The Observer, London)—the basis for The Last Kingdom, the hit BBC America tele...

The third installment of Bernard Cornwell’s bestselling series chronicling the epic saga of the making of England, “like Game of Thrones, but real” (The Observer, London)—the basis for The Last Kingdom, the hit BBC America tele...

The is the exciting—yet little known—story of the making of England in the 9th and 10th centuries, the years in which King Alfred the Great, his son and grandsom defeated the Danish Vikings who had invaded and occupied three of England'...

The seventh installment of Bernard Cornwell’s bestselling series chronicling the epic saga of the making of England, “like Game of Thrones, but real” (The Observer, London)—the basis for The Last Kingdom, the hit BBC America te...

The fifth installment of Bernard Cornwell’s bestselling Saxon Tales chronicling the epic saga of the making of England, “like Game of Thrones, but real” (The Observer, London)—the basis for The Last Kingdom, the hit BBC America...

In the exhilarating Saxon Tales series, Bernard Cornwell reimagines one of the most fascinating tales in all of history - the birth of England - and breathes life into the brilliant king who made it possible: Alfred the Great.Alfred of Wessex has surv...

Bernard Cornwell’s epic story of the making of England continues in this eleventh installment in the bestselling Saxon Tales series—"like Game of Thrones, but real" (The Observer)—the basis of the hit Netflix television series The La...

Posing as a deserter, Sharpe must penetrate into the Tippoos city to contact a Scottish spy held prisoner there. Success will mean winning his sergeant stripes, failure being turned over to the Tippoos brutal executioners, or his maneating tigers.

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 his family's honor and winds up on a quest for the Holy Grail.A b...

A sharp, skilled and utterly fearless archer in the army of King Edward III, young Thomas of Hookton has been making his way through France for three years now, fighting fiercely alongside the English troops. But being a soldier in the great Hundred Y...

The year is 1811 and the French appear to have won their war in Portugal and Spain, with Spain fallen to the invader except for the sea-wrapped city of Cadiz. Captain Richard Sharpe has no business being in Cadiz, but an attack on a French held bridge...

September, 1356. Across France, towns are closing their gates. The crops are burning and the countryside stands alert to danger. The English army—led by the heir to the throne, The Black Prince—is set to invade. The French, along with thei...

It takes a remarkable writer to make an old story as fresh and compelling as the first time we heard it. With The Winter King, the first volume of his magnificent Warlord Chronicles, Bernard Cornwell finally turns to the story he was born to write: th...

With Excalibur Bernard Cornwell draws his Arthurian trilogy to an exciting close that will have listners gripping their headphones.If Arthur existed (and I am quite certain he did) then he was probably the great British war leader who won the battle o...

Here is one of those rare novels that completely transports the reader to an unforgettable time and place in history. At Talavera in July of 1809, Captain Richard Sharpe, bold, professional, and ruthless, prepares to lead his men against the armies o...

Colonel Leroux is killing Britains most valuable spies, and its up to Richard Sharpe to stop him. Thrust into the unfamiliar world of political and military intrigue, Sharpe must tangle with La Marquesa, a beguiling, extraordinarily beautiful woman wh...

It is January 1812. Looming on the border of Portugal and Spain is the fortress of Badajoz. To lead an assault on its thick, sheer walls and battlements is suicide, yet this is Richard Sharpes mission. Inside the walls are his wife and daughter, and o...

It is a perfect plot for Napoleon: stop Wellingtons forces in Spain and destroy Major Richard Sharpe. An unfinished duel, a midnight murder, and the treachery of a beautiful prostitute lead to the imprisonment of Sharpe. The pawn in a plot conceived ...

Sharpes mission seems simple: capture a defenseless French coastal fort, cripple Napoleons supply lines, and retreat across the sea. But old enemy Pierre Ducos lies in wait behind the lines with a French battalion and a general who scalps his dead ene...

In the spring of 1811, as Napoleon threatens to crush Britain in battle, Richard Sharpe leads a ragtag army to exact a personal revenge. But something goes terribly wrong in the skirmish, and Sharpe is faced with the ruin of his career and reputation....

1347 is a year of war and unrest. England's army is fighting in France, and the Scots are invading from the North. Thomas of Hookton, sent back to England to follow an ancient trail to the Holy Grail, becomes embroiled in the fighting at Durham. H...

Only a year after its stunning victory at Talavera in July of 1809, Wellingtons Peninsular armyvastly outnumbered, its coffers emptyis on the brink of collapse. The Spanish government has fallen, and the last Spanish armies have been crushed by the Fr...

At the end of The Winter King Arthur fought the battle that forces unity on the warring British kingdoms and now he sets out to face the real enemy—the English (it is one of the great ironies of the Arthur stories that he should have become an E...

In 1820, Richard Sharpe is drawn out of retirement to find the CaptainGeneral of the Spanish colony of Chile, an old friend, who vanished without a trace half a world away. But in Chile, fortune delivers Sharpe into the hands of a legendary rebel geni...

After the British suffered heavy losses on the road to Waterloo, Wellington has few reserves of men and ammunition, and the French advance wields tremendous firepower. Victory seems impossible. However, Richard Sharpe has not yet finished his career.

“The most prolific and successful historical novelist in the world today.” —Wall Street Journal“Readers who haven’t discovered Bernard Cornwell don’t know what they are missing.” —New York Times bestsell...

With the return of the brave English sergeant Richard Sharpe, here to battle the mercenary forces of the Mahratta confederation in IndiaBernard Cornwell claims his rightful place among the masters of historical narrative. Sharpes Triumph is a riveting...

When Richmond landowner Washington Faulconer snatches young Nate Starbuck from the grip of a Yankeehating 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 ne...

“Agincourt is classic Cornwell…[with] attention to historical detail, well-paced action, and descriptive writing that is a pleasure to read.” —Boston Globe Bernard Cornwell, the New York Times bestselling “reign...

A band of renegades led by Sharpe's vicious mortal enemy, Obadiah Hakeswill, is holding hostage a group of British and French women at a strategic mountain pass. On the other side of the pass, Napoleon's Grande Arme seeks to smash through and crush th...

In this installment of the best selling historical fiction series featuring Major Richard Sharpe, a corrupt political enemy is determined to disband the South Essex Regiment and destroy Sharpes life. Sharpe returns to England to discover an illegal r...

From New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell, the tenth installment in the world-renowned Sharpe series, chronicling the rise of Richard Sharpe, a Private in His Majesty’s Army at the siege of Seringapatam. Sharpe’s job as ...

The powerful French juggernaut sweeps across Spain. Lieutenant Sharpe is newly in command of the demoralized, distrustful men of the Ninetyfifth Rifles. He must lead them to safety.

Distinguishing himself at the Battle of Cedar Mountain, Confederate Captain Nate Starbuck sees his career jeopardized through the suspicion and hostility of his brigade commander, the grandiose General Washington Faulconer. Their simmering enmity fla...

It is only weeks after the Second Manassas in September 1862, and in General Lees army the Northern renegade Nathaniel Starbuck must prove his loyalty once again. As Robert E. Lee takes the war north, he will be met by Little Mac, General George McCle...

From the New York Times bestselling author comes the definitive, illustrated history of one of the greatest battles ever fought—a riveting nonfiction chronicle published to commemorate the two-hundreth anniversary of Napoleon's last stand.On Jun...

Bernard Cornwell's Sharpe series has consistently ridden the top of international best-seller lists since the first book appeared 18 years ago. Featured on American television by Masterpiece Theatre, the charming, valiant Richard Sharpe has amassed a ...

In the summer of 1862, Captain Nathaniel Starbuck is again in the thick of Civil War action. Accused of being a Yankee spy, he must prove his innocence and find the real spy. Failure could lead to the fall of Richmond and defeat for Robert E. Lee.

It is 1814, and the defeat of Napoleon seems imminentif the wellprotected city of Toulouse can be conquered. For Richard Sharpe, the battle turns out to be one of the bloodiest of the Peninsula Wars, and he must draw on his last reserves of strength t...

The first book in Bernard Cornwell's bestselling Grail Quest series, in a bright and bold repackage.The year is 1342. The English, led by Edward III, are laying waste to the French countryside. The army may be led by the King, but it is the archer...

The first installment of Bernard Cornwell’s bestselling series chronicling the epic saga of the making of England, “like Game of Thrones, but real” (The Observer, London)—the basis for The Last Kingdom, the hit BBC America tele...

The year is 1820 and England has fought its last victorious battle against the French. Rider Sandman, a hero of Waterloo, has finally returned to London to wed his young bride. But instead of being able to settle down to his fame and glory, he finds h...

The fourth installment of Bernard Cornwell’s bestselling series chronicling the epic saga of the making of England, “like Game of Thrones, but real” (The Observer, London)—the basis for The Last Kingdom, the hit BBC America tel...

Best-selling author Bernard Cornwell received national acclaim for the historical drama of his Civil War series, the Starbuck Chronicles, which includes Rebel, Copperhead, and Battle Flag. Now, in Stonehenge, he creates a dramatic saga of one of great...

Four thousand years ago, a strangers death at the Old Temple of Ratharryn and his ominous gift of gold precipitates the building of what, for centuries to come, will be known as one of mankinds most singular and remarkable achievements. Bernard Cornwe...

Bestselling author Bernard Cornwell takes us back four thousand years, to a vibrant world of ritual and sacrifice that is at once timeless and wholly original. This historical novel unlocks the mystery of Britain's most haunting and puzzling structure...