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FROM THE NO. 1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF WAR LORD COMES AN EPIC RETELLING OF THE ARTHURIAN LEGEND'THE BEST King Arthur adaptation I've ever read' 5***** Reader Review'An absolute winner from the master of historical fiction**'** 5***** Reader Review'Outstanding. The best take on the iconic Arthur story I've read or watched' 5***** Reader ReviewIn the Dark Ages, a legendary war...

Start the epic journey today.This is the ultimate collection: the first six books in the epic and bestselling series that has gripped millions.A hero will be forged from this broken land.As seen on Netflix and BBC around the world.THE LAST KINGDOM, THE PALE HORSEMAN, THE LORDS OF THE NORTH, SWORD SONG, THE BURNING LAND, DEATH OF KINGS.Uhtred, born into Saxon aristocracy in ninth-century Northumbria i...

The gripping new novel from internationally bestselling master of historical fiction Bernard Cornwell.‘There is everything here that Sharpe fans will love. If this really is the last time Sharpe wields his heavy cavalry sword, he will be sorely missed’ The TimesIf any man can do the impossible it’s Richard Sharpe …The year is 1813. France is a battlefield, and winter shows no mercy. Amidst brutal conditions, Major Richard S...

A dramatic new departure for international bestselling author Bernard Cornwell, FOOLS AND MORTALS takes us into the heart of the Elizabethan era, long one of his favourite periods of British history.‘With all the vivid history that is his trademark, Bernard Cornwell transports the readers to the playhouses, backstreets and palaces of Shakespeare's London with added depth and compassion’ Philippa GregoryIn the heart of Elizabethan England, young Richard Shak...

The Sunday Times Number 1 Bestseller‘A fabulous story, superbly told … cannot be bettered’ Max Hastings‘Some battles change nothing. Waterloo changed almost everything.’On the 18th June 1815 the armies of France, Britain and Prussia descended upon a quiet valley south of Brussels. In the previous three days the French army had beaten the British at Quatre-Bras and the Prussians at Ligny. The Allies were in retreat.T...

*A brand new companion to the Last Kingdom series, Uhtred’s Feast, is available to pre-order now*BBC2 and Netflix series THE LAST KINGDOM is based on Bernard Cornwell’s bestselling novels on the making of England and the fate of his great hero, Uhtred of Bebbanburg. THE LORDS OF THE NORTH is the third book in the series.Uhtred wants revenge. He wants the land and castle that is his. He wants his treacherous uncle to pay for taking them.Head...

From the No. 1 bestselling author of WAR LORD comes an epic retelling of the Arthurian legend, from the bestselling Last Kingdom seriesUniting the restive British kingdoms behind him, Arthur believes he can now hold back the Saxons threatening the country.Meanwhile, Merlin sets out on a quest to uncover the sacred Treasures of Britain, hoping they will prove decisive in the coming battle.But in a country where the cult of the Chris...

It was the time when the English came across the Channel to take the battle to the French.The army was led by the King, the great lords and knights, but it is the archers, the common men who are to be England’s secret weapon.Thomas of Hookton is one of those archers. But he is also on a personal mission – one he frequently forgets in the joy of fighting – to avenge his father’s killing by a French raider and to retrieve his family’s treasure. But the journe...

*SHARPE’S STORM, the brand new novel in the global bestselling series, is available for pre-order now*Sharpe’s Tiger is the brilliant beginning of Sharpe’s adventuresIndia, 1799The citadel of Seringapatam is under siege. Navigating this dangerous kingdom of bejewelled palaces and poverty, Private Richard Sharpe embarks on a rescue mission to save a senior officer from the clutches of the Tippoo of Mysore – and oust...

*SHARPE’S COMMAND, the brand new novel in the global bestselling series, is available to pre-order now*Three classic Richard Sharpe adventures.Richard Sharpe and the Siege of Seringapatam, 1799When a senior British officer is captured by the Tippoo of Mysore’s forces, Sharpe is offered a chance to attempt a rescue, which in turn offers an escape from the tyrannical Sergeant Obadiah Hakeswill.Richard Sharpe and the battle of Assaye, ...

*A brand new companion to the Last Kingdom series, Uhtred’s Feast, is available to pre-order now*The second book in the epic and bestselling series that has gripped millions.A hero will be forged from this broken land.As seen on Netflix and BBC around the world.When peace is torn apart by bloody Danish steel, Uhtred must fight to save a king who distrusts him.Skeptical of a treaty between th...

*A brand new companion to the Last Kingdom series, Uhtred’s Feast, is available to pre-order now*Welcome to The Last KingdomDiscover the first book in the epic, bestselling series that has gripped millions.A hero will be forged from this broken land.In a land torn apart by conflict, an orphan boy has come of age. Raised by the Vikings, deadly enemies of his own Saxon people, Uhtred is a fierce and s...