The Winter King: A Novel of Arthur: 1 (Warlord Chronicles) - Softcover

Cornwell, Bernard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0312156960 ISBN 13: 9780312156961

Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin, 1997

Synopsis

With The Winter King, the first volume of his magnificent Warlord Chronicles, Bernard Cornwell turns to the story he was born to write: the mythic saga of King Arthur. Now a major television show.

The tale begins in Dark Age Britain, a land where Arthur has been banished and Merlin has disappeared, where a child-king sits unprotected on the throne, where religion vies with magic for the souls of the people. It is to this desperate land that Arthur returns, a man at once utterly human and truly heroic: a man of honor, loyalty, and amazing valor; a man who loves Guinevere more passionately than he should; a man whose life is at once tragic and triumphant.

As Arthur fights to keep a flicker of civilization alive in a barbaric world, Bernard Cornwell makes a familiar tale into a legend all over again.

About this title

About the Author

Bernard Cornwell, who has been called "one of the most accomplished storytellers now writing" (Kirkus Reviews) is the author of numerous international bestsellers, including the Sharpe series. He was born in Britain and now lives with his wife in Cape Cod.

Edition details

• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0312156960
• ISBN 13: 9780312156961
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 448