The Winter King: A Novel of Arthur

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.

Author: Bernard Cornwell
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Published: 04/15/1997
Series: Warlord Chronicles #1
Pages: 448
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.00w x 1.30d
ISBN: 9780312156961
3rd Edition

About the Author

Bernard Cornwell, was born in Britain, is the author of numerous international bestsellers, including the Sharpe series. He lives with his wife on Cape Cod.