Books by Bernard Cornwell

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Book SynopsisThomas de Hookton, arquero inglés veterano de Crecy y otras batallas, es el líder de una compañía de mercenarios que saquean las tierras al este de la Gascuña francesa.Eduardo, príncipe de Gales y que pasará a la Historia como el Príncipe Negro, está reuniendo un ejército para luchar contra los franceses una vez más. Pero antes de que Thomas y sus hombres puedan unirse al mismo, el conde de Northampton le ordena una misión urgente: deberá encontrar, antes de que lo hagan los franceses, la Malice, una espada de poder mítico, de la que se dice que siempre conduce a la victoria a quien la posee, y se halla en algún lugar cercano a Poitiers.Pero todos ?el grupo de Thomas, sus enemigos y la Malice? serán engullidos por la extraordinaria confrontación que se prepara entre el poderoso ejército francés y el más reducido contingente inglés con sus temidos arqueros.Id con Dios, pero luchad como el Diablo... en Poitiers en 1356.?Las mejores escenas de batallas que he leído nunca. C

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Book SynopsisThe warrior Uhtred, now married with two children and a landowner, seems destined to enjoy a peace similar to that in England, where the Danish kingdom of the north and the Sanon kingdom of Wessex enter a new era of peace. But the Vikings are still lurking in Londinium, ready to conquer Wessex, for which they need the help of their old comrade Uhtred. For his part, King Alfred the Great trusts that he will be the one to lead an operation aimed at expelling the Vikings, which will lead Uhtred to face his ambivalent identity again, and to weigh his Viking origin and loyalty. to their king; in any case, his warrior ardor will outweigh his familiar placidity.

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Book SynopsisThe last years of the ninth century were a dangerous time for England. The health of Alfred of Wessex, his successor, an inexperienced young man, and the Vikings, who have so often seen their aspirations to conquer Wessex frustrated, believe that the time has come to strike. Utred, Alfred's warlord, despite himself, has a trap for the enemy and, at Farnham, inflicts one of the worst defeats on the Vikings. But after the victory, Uhtred will have to face both a family tragedy and the attacks of Alfredo's henchmen, suspicious of his popularity and the monarch's treatment of a pagan. Uthred breaks up with Alfredo, breaks his oath of allegiance and returns the norme, once again a Viking.

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Book SynopsisA fort and a siege. Two fleets facing each other. Redcoats and revolutionaries. The birth of a nation between blood and pain and heroism and madness ... Few military images are more shocking than that of a fort under siege that must - against all logic and at all costs - resist. Bernard Cornwell embarks on one of his most extraordinary novels, recounting the famous Penobscot Expedition in the summer of 1779 in America.

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Book SynopsisThe Romans have finally left Britain, and soon a fight to the death has broken out to fill the power vacuum and, at the same time, the Saxons await the opportunity at the border to invade the country. The death of the High King, Uther Pendragon, leaving Mordred, still an infant, as heir to the throne, only complicates the situation and ends the last hint of unity. Only one man is capable of taking over the guardianship of the child and thus preventing the kingdom from falling into the hands of Saxons or being devastated by internal fighting, and that man is an illegitimate son of Pendragon living in exile, a mythical warrior protected by the magician Merlin and who responds to the name of Arthur.

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Book SynopsisEduardo y su hermana Eteflelda, hijos del rey Alfredo, dirigen ahora los destinos de Wessex, Mercia y Anglia Oriental. A su alrededor, los hombres del norte, siempre inquietos, siguen deseando las riquezas que contienen las tierras e iglesias inglesas, y ya preparan nuevas incursiones. Uhtred de Bebbamburg, el mejor de los guerreros de todos los reinos, mantiene controlados a sus enemigos desde la fuertemente fortificada ciudad de Chester, pero la situaciÓn parece que se complica por momentos. Los hombres del norte, aliados ahora con los irlandeses, dirigidos por el feroz guerrero Ragnall Ivarson, se estÁn reuniendo en Northumbria, y su fuerza podrÍa resultar aplastante. Si bien la amenaza crece dÍa a dÍa, Eduardo y Eteflelda se mantienen reacios a salir de la seguridad de sus fortalezas. Y, pese a que la propia hija de Uhtred estÁ casada con el hermano de Ivarson, ¿realmente se puede confiar en ellos? En una lucha entre la familia y la lealtad, entre la ambiciÓn personal y el compromiso polÍtico, no existe un camino fÁcil. Pero, si hay alguna salida, un hombre recto con el coraje suficiente puede ser capaz de encontrarla. AsÍ es Uhtred, y Éste puede ser su momento…Eduardo and his sister Eteflelda, children of King Alfred, now direct the destinies of Wessex, Mercia and East Anglia. Around him, the men of the north continue to desire the riches contained in the English lands and churches, and are already preparing new raids. Uhtred of Bebbamburg, the best warrior of all kingdoms, keeps his enemies in check from the heavily fortified city of Chester, but the situation seems to get complicated. The Northmen, now allied with the Irish, led by the fierce warrior Ragnall Ivarson, are gathering in Northumbria, and their strength could prove overwhelming. Although the threat grows by the day, Eduardo and Eteflelda remain reluctant to leave the safety of their strongholds. In a struggle between family and loyalty, personal ambition and political commitment, there is no easy path. But, if there is a way out, a righteous man of sufficient courage may be able to find it. This is Uhtred, and this may be his moment.

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Book SynopsisXI novela de la saga Sajones, vikingos y normandos.Uhtred ha recuperado, al fin, Bebbanburg, la fortaleza de sus ancestros. Pero la paz sigue pareciendo imposible, pues se cierne sobre él una doble amenaza. Por un lado, Wessex, donde la lucha dinástica se encarniza para decidir quién será el próximo rey, y Mercia, con la rebelión en el aire mientras el rey Eduardo intenta tomar el control. Y, por todas partes, los invasores del norte continúan su implacable incursión, hambrientos de tierra. Con la única ambición de conquistar Northumbria, Sköll lidera un aterrador ejército de guerreros-lobo, hombres que luchan salvajemente, medio enloquecidos, en la creencia de que en verdad son lobos.Uhtred, guerrero admirado por todos, a quienes unos buscan como aliado y otros temen como adversario, se debate una vez más entre sus dos mundos. Pero, cuando se encuentra luchando en lo que él considera el lado equivocado, frente a uno de sus enemigos más temibles y maldecido por la desgracia y la tragedia, sólo la astucia, la lealtad y el coraje podrán salvarlo?En una apasionante aventura de coraje, traición, deber, devoción, amor y guerra, Uhtred de Bebbanburg regresa para luchar una vez más por el destino de Inglaterra.

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Book SynopsisAlrededor de 1803, Sharpe se encuentra a las órdenes del general Arthur Wallesley, el que llegará a ser duque de Wellington, cuando éste se marca como objetivo la toma a la fortaleza Gawilhur. Sharpe se encuentra destinado a rutinarias tareas de abastecimiento, pero, por un inesperado giro de los acontecimientos, se le presentará la posibilidad de obtener un ascenso. Los robos a las arcas del Estado es una de las cuestiones más debatidas de las campañas británicas en la India, pero aquí es el robo del mítico tesoro del sultán Tipoo el desencadenante de la acción. Sharpe se verá las caras con viejos conocidos, como Obadiah Hakeswill y William Dodd.Con esta novela, se completa el trípico de la India que forma con "Sharpe y el tigre de Bengala" y "El triunfo de Sharpe".Bernard Cornwell, recientemente nombrado Oficial de la Orden del Imperio Británico, no es sólo el autor de novela histórica de más éxito de nuestros días, sino uno de los escritores vivos de mayores ventas en el mun

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Book SynopsisEl teniente de fusileros Richard Sharpe vive un momento complicado: su amada, lady Grace Hale, ha muerto al dar a luz, los abogados se han quedado todas sus riquezas y, por si fuera poco, en su compañía ha quedado relegado al servil trabajo de intendente.Se está planteando incluso dejar el ejército cuando, por un encuentro casual, el mayor David Baird le asigna una misión secreta en Copenhague. Dinamarca es neutral, pero tiene una flota poderosa, y Sharpe debe evitar que los daneses entreguen sus barcos de guerra a Napoleón, que busca reemplazo para los navíos que perdió en la batalla de Trafalgar.Arrastrado a una brutal guerra de espionaje, Sharpe descubre que no es más que un peón listo para ser sacrificado? Pero, a veces, los peones también pueden cambiar el destino del juego, y, una vez descubierto el traidor, decide poner sus propias normas y convertirse en el cazador de la partida en medio de una ciudad asediada por las tropas británicas.

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Book SynopsisFrom 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 brutal raid on the quiet coastal English village of Hookton in 1342 leaves but one survivor: a young archer named Thomas. On this terrible dawn, his purpose becomes clear—to recover a stolen sacred relic and pursue to the ends of the earth the murderous black-clad knight bearing a blue-and-yellow standard, a journey that leads him to the courageous rescue of a beautiful French woman, and sets him on his ultimate quest: the search for the Holy Grail.

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Book SynopsisThe second 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 Last Kingdom, the hit television series.As the last unvanquished piece of England, Wessex is eyed hungrily by the fearsome Viking conquerors. Uhtred, a dispossessed young nobleman, is tied to the imperiled land by birth and marriage but was raised by the Danish invaders—and he questions where his allegiance must lie. But blood is his destiny, and when the overwhelming Viking horde attacks out of a wintry darkness, Uhtred must put aside all hatred and distrust and stand beside his embattled country’s staunch defender—the fugitive King Alfred. The Pale Horseman is a gripping, monumental adventure that gives breathtaking life to one of the most important epochs in English history—yet another masterwork from New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell.

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Book SynopsisFrom 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 siege of Seringapatam. In the winter of 1811, the war seems lost. Spain has fallen to the French, except for Cadiz, now the Spanish capital and itself under siege. Inside the city walls an intricate diplomatic dance is taking place and Richard Sharpe faces more than one enemy.The small British force is trapped by a French army, and their only hope lies with the outnumbered redcoats outside refusing to admit defeat. There, in the sweltering horror of Barrosa, Sharpe will meet his old enemy Colonel Vandal once again.

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Book SynopsisThe seventh 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 Last Kingdom, the hit television series.At the onset of the tenth century, England is in turmoil. Alfred the Great is dead and Edward, his son, reigns as king. Wessex survives, but peace cannot hold: the Danes in the north, led by Viking Cnut Longsword, stand ready to invade and will not rest until the emerald crown is theirs. Uhtred, once Alfred’s great warrior but now out of favor with the new king, must lead a band of outcasts north to recapture his old family home, that great Northumbrian fortress, Bebbanburg. In The Pagan Lord, loyalties will be divided and men will fall, as every Saxon kingdom is drawn into the bloodiest battle yet with the Danes: a war that will decide the fate of every king, and the entire British nation. 

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Book SynopsisFrom New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell, now available in paperback—a thrilling tale of danger and conquest at the Battle of Poitiers, 1356 is “a book in which Cornwell’s gifts as scholar and storyteller come together spectacularly.” (Washington Post)Bernard Cornwell, the master of martial fiction (Booklist), brings Thomas of Hookton from the popular Grail Quest series into a new adventure in 1356, a thrilling stand-alone novel. On September 19, 1356, a heavily outnumbered English army faced off against the French in the historic Battle of Poitiers. In 1356, Cornwell resurrects this dramatic and bloody struggle—one that would turn out to be the most decisive and improbable victory of the Hundred Years’ War, a clash where the underdog English not only the captured the strategic site of Poitiers, but the French King John II as well. I

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Book SynopsisThe eighth 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 Last Kingdom, the hit television series.Britain, early tenth century AD: a time of change. There are new raids by the Vikings from Ireland and turmoil among the Saxons over the leadership of Mercia. A younger generation is taking over. Æthelred, the ruler of Mercia, is dying, leaving no legitimate heir. The West Saxons want their king, but Uhtred has long supported Æthelflaed, sister to King Edward of Wessex and widow of Æthelred. Widely loved and respected, Æthelflaed has all the makings of a leader—but could Saxon warriors ever accept a woman as their ruler? The stage is set for rivals to fight for the empty throne.

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Book SynopsisThe second 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 television series.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 the Great, his son and grandson defeated the Danish Vikings who had invaded and occupied three of England’s four kingdoms.At the end of The Last Kingdom, The Danes had been defeated at Cynuit, but the triumph of the English is not fated to last long. The Danish Vikings quickly invade and occupy three of England’s four kingdoms—and all that remains of the once proud country is a small piece of marshland, where Alfred and his family live with a few soldiers and retainers, including Uhtred, the dispossessed English nobleman wh

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Book SynopsisThe ninth 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 television series.A fragile peace reigns in Wessex, Mercia and East Anglia. King Alfred’s son Edward and formidable daughter, Aethelflaed, rule the kingdoms. But all around the restless Northmen, eyeing the rich lands and wealthy churches, are mounting raids.Uhtred of Bebbanburg, the kingdoms’ greatest warrior, controls northern Mercia from the strongly fortified city of Chester. But forces are gathering against him. Northmen allied to the Irish, led by the fierce warrior Ragnall Ivarson, are soon joined by the Northumbrians, and their strength could prove overwhelming. Despite the gathering threat, both Edward and Aethelflaed are reluctant to move out of the safety of their fortifications. But wi

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Book SynopsisThe twelfth installment of Bernard Cornwell’s New York Times bestselling series chronicling the epic saga of the making of England—superior entertainment that is both engaging and enlightening” (Washington Post), and  the basis for The Last Kingdom, the hit Netflix series.It is a time of political turmoil once more in the 10th century as the fading King Edward begins to lose control over his successors and their supporters. There are two potential heirs—possibly more—and doubt over whether the once separate states of Wessex and Mercia will hold together. Despite attempts at pulling him into the political fray, Uhtred of Bebbanburg cares solely about his beloved Northumbria and its continuing independence from southern control. But an oath is a strong, almost sacred commitment and such a promise had been exchanged between Uhtred and Aethelsta

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Book SynopsisNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“I gulped it right down. Excellent, as always. . . . Cornwell brings battles to life like no one else.” -George R.R. Martin, Author of Game of ThronesThe final installment in Bernard Cornwell’s bestselling Saxon Tales series, chronicling the epic story of the making of England—the basis for The Last Kingdom, the hit Netflix series.THE FINAL BATTLE AWAITS…The epic conclusion to the globally bestselling historical series. England is under attack. Chaos reigns. Northumbria, the last kingdom, is threatened by armies from all sides, by land and sea - and only one man stands in their way. Torn between loyalty and sworn oaths, the warrior king Lord Uhtred of Bebbanburg faces his greatest ever battle - and prepares for his ultimate fate…“Perhaps the greatest writer of historical adventure novels today” (Washington Post), Bernard Cornwell has dazzled and entertained readers and critics with his prolific string of page-turning bestsellers. Of all his protagonists, however, none is as beloved as Uhtred of Bebbanburg, and this thrilling historical novel continues the saga of his adventures and the turbulent early years of England.

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