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ISBN: 9780312156961

Book Title: Winter King : a Novel of Arthur

Item Length: 9.1in

Publisher: St. Martin's Press

Publication Year: 1997

Format: Trade Paperback

Language: English

Item Height: 1in

Author: Bernard Cornwell

Genre: Fiction

Topic: Fantasy / Arthurian, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, Fantasy / Historical

Item Width: 6.1in

Item Weight: 16.7 Oz

Number of Pages: 448 Pages

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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.

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Winter King : a Novel of Arthur

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Bernard Cornwell

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1997

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Fiction

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448 Pages

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"Without smoke and mirrors, the magic in The Winter King is conjured within the human heart.." -- People magazine "Great battle scenes and brilliant political intrigue swirl about a cast of legendary but very human characters. The redoubtable Cornwell strikes again." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Cornwell takes us into the world of mystery, adventure, passion, and love with exquisite skill. This is a riveting, heart-topping tale that will enchant all those who read it." -- Deepak Chopra "The strength of the tale lies in the way Cornwell tells it through the creation of flesh-and-blood players who make a historical period come magically alive." -- The Washington Post, The strength of the tale lies in the way Cornwell tells it through the creation of flesh-and-blood players who make a historical period come magically alive., Cornwell takes us into the world of mystery, adventure, passion, and love with exquisite skill. This is a riveting, heart-topping tale that will enchant all those who read it., "Without smoke and mirrors, the magic in The Winter King is conjured within the human heart.." -- People magazine "Great battle scenes and brilliant political intrigue swirl about a cast of legendary but very human characters. The redoubtable Cornwell strikes again." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Cornwell takes us into the world of mystery, adventure, passion, and love with exquisite skill. This is a riveting, heart-topping tale that will enchant all those who read it." --Deepak Chopra "The strength of the tale lies in the way Cornwell tells it through the creation of flesh-and-blood players who make a historical period come magically alive." -- The Washington Post, Great battle scenes and brilliant political intrigue swirl about a cast of legendary but very human characters. The redoubtable Cornwell strikes again., "Without smoke and mirrors, the magic inThe Winter Kingis conjured within the human heart.." --Peoplemagazine "Great battle scenes and brilliant political intrigue swirl about a cast of legendary but very human characters. The redoubtable Cornwell strikes again." --Kirkus Reviews(starred review) "Cornwell takes us into the world of mystery, adventure, passion, and love with exquisite skill. This is a riveting, heart-topping tale that will enchant all those who read it." --Deepak Chopra "The strength of the tale lies in the way Cornwell tells it through the creation of flesh-and-blood players who make a historical period come magically alive." --The Washington Post

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by duathlonrocket
Oct 30, 2019Top favorable review
Bernard Cornwell, he is the best!
As usual, his story telling is second to none with a mix of historical settings and "maybe" happenings. One of THE very best authors of our time.
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by daisey0522
Jul 20, 2008
Camelot this is NOT. VERY different from other Arthur
This is definitely not your typical Arthur. Oddly enough, there is little proof that Arthur existed in the great way he is now known in legend to have been. Obviously, the magic, Excalibur, Camelot, the Round Table and the 'Holy Grail' type additions were very well used literary tools to create a legend bigger than itself in many tales. What Cornwell has accomplished in this novel is to bring the story back down to earth in a very real and incredible way; this is an Arthur who lived in a real world, with superstitions and gods of many religions, but no magic to speak of, rather just man's overwhelming ability to allow fear and misunderstanding to create belief in magic, spells, wizardry and monsters. To be fair, that may disappoint Arthurian legend lovers of the mystical tale. This is not ... This is definitely not your typical Arthur. Oddly enough, there is little proof that Arthur existed in the great way he is now known in legend to have been. Obviously, the magic, Excalibur, Camelot, the Round Table and the 'Holy Grail' type additions were very well used literary tools to create a legend bigger than itself in many tales. What Cornwell has accomplished in this novel is to bring the story back down to earth in a very real and incredible way; this is an Arthur who lived in a real world, with superstitions and gods of many religions, but no magic to speak of, rather just man's overwhelming ability to allow fear and misunderstanding to create belief in magic, spells, wizardry and monsters. To be fair, that may disappoint Arthurian legend lovers of the mystical tale. This is not the stylized Arthur that we read about in most literary works or, in more recent years, we see on film. The tale is told by an elderly monk who, before becoming a Christian, was an orphan raised by Merlin (not a Wizard in this tale, rather a Druid leader of Britain). He, our storyteller, was Derfel Cadarn, Derfel 'the mighty', and he was a fierce and feared warrior, a Lord of war, a leader of men, a sworn man of Arthur, and a mighty killer. He is also an excellent storyteller who weaves a tale of 5th century Britain, a land at war with itself whilst also being invaded by the Saxons (who the author Cornwell also writes about in his excellent Saxon Chronicles which I highly recommend). This was an island of many nations and many kings, before it was England, just after the departure of the Romans and just as the island was at its lowest point in history, the beginning of the dark ages. The fact that not much is known about the people that became so legendary in myth and tales of magic, allows Cornwell to weave a book of fiction that represents the period very well and freed him to create a tale that he did not have to meld in to history. In other words, Cornwell was able to create an entire story, using famous names that have no story, thus allowing us to experience a completely different version of the tale. I avoided this trilogy for a while because the Arthur tales are a little too fantasized for me; I prefer more historically based fiction. Thankfully, I came to my senses and read this book. It was excellent. I read a review below that stated that someone struggled with this book because of all the characters, a claim I don't understand. Cornwell kindly provides a list of ALL the characters and a short summary of who they were, at the beginning of the book so you can always flip to the front if you don't remember a name. A detailed map is provided in the back to give you an understanding of where the many characters are from and where they go. I definitely recommend this book. Although our storyteller does tell Arthur's tale, the book does tend to be more Derfel's tale and how he experienced life as a sworn man of Arthur. It follows Derfel to Amorica (Britanny, France) where he spends years fighting in Arthur's place for the kindom of Benoic (which reminded me of Jonathan Swift's kingdom of Laputa, the floating island where everyone was more interested in learning and beauty, where, in this tale the king spent all his money on knowledge all his money on knowledge and allowed the kingdom to crumble around him). This is Derfel's tale of Arthur and it is a wonderful story. Enjoy!!!
by garlinmaki1357
May 09, 2008
The Best Arthur Story, Ever
I first read this book at my local library. It is one of the most well written, imaginative Arthur stories I've ever read. I found myself saying, "of course this is how it really happened" as I read each book of this trilogy. The battle scenes even held my attention, and I usually switch the channel when anything violent comes on the television. Those scenes actually help develop character. I keep praying someone makes this into a movie. The courts exhibit some of the same politics we see today. The warriors are the true power behind the thrones. But a strong sword arm isn;t all that it takes to rule. I can see parallels to our own times in this book. And best of all, the women are not little china dolls, mere prizes for the men. They're not infallible either.I first read this book at my local library. It is one of the most well written, imaginative Arthur stories I've ever read. I found myself saying, "of course this is how it really happened" as I read each book of this trilogy. The battle scenes even held my attention, and I usually switch the channel when anything violent comes on the television. Those scenes actually help develop character. I keep praying someone makes this into a movie. The courts exhibit some of the same politics we see today. The warriors are the true power behind the thrones. But a strong sword arm isn;t all that it takes to rule. I can see parallels to our own times in this book. And best of all, the women are not little china dolls, mere prizes for the men. They're not infallible either.
by nonanana27ak
May 31, 2017
Prepare to retire
You are going to want to spend all of your time in reading Bernard Cornwall's complete saga of The Saxon Tales. Absolutely superb!
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by bobsm6
Apr 15, 2020
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Great book, great price. Will buy from again.
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