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The Winter King

By: Bernard Cornwell
Narrated by: Tim Pigott-Smith
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Summary

Uther, the High King of Britain, has died, leaving the infant Mordred as his only heir. His uncle, the loyal and gifted warlord Arthur, now rules as caretaker for a country which has fallen into chaos – threats emerge from within the British kingdoms while vicious Saxon armies stand ready to invade.

Uther, the High King of Britain, has died, leaving the infant Mordred as his only heir. His uncle, the loyal and gifted warlord Arthur, now rules as caretaker for a country which has fallen into chaos – threats emerge from within the British kingdoms while vicious Saxon armies stand ready to invade. As he struggles to unite Britain and hold back the Saxon enemy, Arthur is embroiled in a doomed romance with beautiful Guinevere.

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Not his best works, I enjoyed earlier books more. The narration was also different from earlier works.

Not bad

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Bernard Cornwall has a way with characters and with words. Have read and listened to all his works, they should all be made into a series or movies.

Brilliant as ever.

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