The Life and Travels of Saint Cuthwin is a story of deep love and desperate survival in 11th Century England, a story told by a man named Cuthwin, born a peasant, who faced horror after horror in order to live for 85 years, at which time he told his story to a young monk who wrote it down. He wanted to tell his story – warts and all – since he had been informed that the Church was considering naming him as a Saint, an honor which Cuthwin absolutely denied. He attempted to discredit any suc...

This novel is a virtual time machine that takes the reader back to 11th century England—the time of Saxon domination before and after the disastrous Battle of Hastings in 1066.Step directly into the footsteps of Cuthwin of Alnwick. There are few “great men or women” in this historical novel, but instead the story of an ordinary man and his wife who work to survive.Cuthwin, who dictates his story around his 85th year of life, scrupulously avoided people of great power and st...

The eighth book in the epic and bestselling series that has gripped millionsA hero will be forged from this broken land.As seen on Netflix and BBC around the world.In the battle for power, there can be only one ruler.The ruler of Mercia is dying, leaving no apparent heir. His wife is a born leader, but no woman has ever ruled over an English kingdom. And she is without her greatest warrior and champion, Uhtred of Bebbanburg....

*A brand new companion to the Last Kingdom series, Uhtred’s Feast, is available to pre-order now*The sixth book in the epic and bestselling series that has gripped millions. As seen on Netflix and BBC.The master of historical fiction presents the iconic story of King Alfred and the making of a nation.Alfred, the great king, is said to be dying. Rivals for his succession are poised to tear t...

*A brand new companion to the Last Kingdom series, Uhtred’s Feast, is available to pre-order now*War of the Wolf is the 11th 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.Lord Uhtred of Bebbanburg knows that peace is far from reach. Though he has won the battle for hi...

*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...

One man. Seven Kings. England's bloody throne . . . THE EPIC STORY FROM MASTER STORYTELLER CONN IGGULDEN, PERFECT FOR FANS OF ROBERT HARRIS' ACT OF OBLIVION'Iggulden tells an absolutely cracking story. The pace is nail-biting and the set dressing magnificent' THE TIMES_________Tenth century England: a divided and broken country of misrule. Yet King Athelstan, grandson of Alfred the Great, seeks to unite the...

Silver Dagger Award Winner: In this medieval mystery, Brother Cadfael faces suspicion when one of his herbal ingredients is used to kill a man.Edgar Award and CWA Diamond Dagger Award–Winning AuthorGervase Bonel is a guest of Shrewsbury Abbey of Saint Peter and Saint Paul when he suddenly takes ill. Luckily, the abbey boasts the services of the clever and kindly Brother Cadfael, a skilled herbalist. Cadfael hurries to the man's bedside, onl...

A monk must find a killer among a flood of religious pilgrims in this medieval mystery by the Edgar Award–winning author: "A series like no other" ( The San Diego Union-Tribune ).CWA Diamond Dagger Award–Winning AuthorIn the year of our Lord 1141, civil war over England's throne leaves a legacy of violence—and the murder of a knight dear to Brother Cadfael. And with gentle bud-strewn May, a flood o...

Strangers seek refuge at the abbey as floodwaters rise, a body falls, and a relic vanishes—in this "top drawer" mystery featuring the twelfth-century monk ( Chicago Sun-Times )Edgar Award and CWA Diamond Dagger Award–Winning AuthorIn the chill, rainy autumn of 1144, two groups of visitors seek the hospitality of the Abbey of St. Peter and St. Paul, and Brother Cadfael fears trouble has come in with...

"Three classic stories featuring Brother Cadfael . . . whose powers of deduction are practically miraculous" in the Silver Dagger–winning medieval mystery series ( Booklist ).Edgar Award and CWA Diamond Dagger Award–Winning Author"Brother Cadfael sprang to life suddenly and unexpectedly when he was already approaching sixty, mature, experienced, fully armed and seventeen years tonsured." So writes ...

From the Edgar Award–winning author: When a troubled novice is blamed for a priest's disappearance, Brother Cadfael seeks to save his soul—and his life.CWA Diamond Dagger Award–Winning AuthorOutside the pale of the Abbey of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, in September of 1140, a priestly emissary for King Stephen has been reported missing. But inside the pale, what troubles Brother Cadfael is a proud, secretive nineteen-year-old novice....