The Winter King
The Warlord Chronicles, Book 1
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Narrated by:
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Jonathan Keeble
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By:
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Bernard Cornwell
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FROM THE NO. 1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF WAR LORD COMES AN EPIC RETELLING OF THE ARTHURIAN LEGEND
In the Dark Ages, a legendary warrior arises to unite a divided land . . .
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Uther, the High King of Britain, is dead.
His only heir is the infant Mordred. Yet each of the country's lesser kings seek to claim the crown for themselves.
While they squabble and spoil for war, a host of Saxon armies gather, preparing for invasion.
But no one has counted on the fearsome warlord Arthur.
Handed power by Merlin and pursuing a doomed romance with the beautiful Guinevere, Arthur knows he will struggle to unite the country – let alone hold back the Saxon enemy at the gates.
Yet destiny awaits him . . .
From the epic and bestselling author who has gripped millions.
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PRAISE FOR BERNARD CORNWELL:
'Strong narrative, vigourous action and striking characterisation, Cornwell remains king of the territory he has staked out as his own' SUNDAY TIMES
'Like Game of Thrones, but real' OBSERVER
'Blood, divided loyalties and thundering battles' THE TIMES
'The best battle scenes of any writer I've ever read, past or present. Cornwell really makes history come alive' GEORGE R.R. MARTIN
'He's called a master storyteller. Really he's cleverer than that' TELEGRAPH
'A reminder of just how good a writer he is' SUNDAY TIMES
'Nobody in the world does this better than Cornwell' LEE CHILD
©1995 Bernard Cornwell (P)2014 HarperCollins Publishers LimitedWhat listeners say about The Winter King
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- Victor
- 18-06-2017
Very slow start but finished very welll
Loving all of Bernard cornwells books I was excited to listen to this one.
For the first 6/20hours it was painfully slow with very few moments of excitement that kept me super engaged.
Once it got going it was good, as expected.
The later parts of the book were great and I really really enjoyed them.
The final chapter was epic and amazingly well written and worth waiting for.
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- Cameron King
- 30-03-2024
The narrator was excellent
The narrator was excellent and saves the overall performance from the limited story. But overall a great listen.
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- David Green
- 22-09-2021
Interesting spin on the story
Before I started the title, I did see other reviews, and heeded the warning of it being a little slow to start while the characters and settings were drawn up., and that is certainly true. But once that is established, it was a great story, and quite engaging. Most a familiar with the Arthurian legend, and the direction this story goes is all the more interesting because it takes a slightly different path, although Merlin is still Merlin, and that is good, and I enjoyed the telling and the narration of that character. I am finding myself being quite the fan of Bernard Cornwall, having recently finished his "Warlord" saga, and this is leading up to being equally good.
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- Jeremy
- 05-02-2023
painfully slow start
don't get me wrong the book is extremely well written as you would expect.
but the introduction to characters really robbed the start of the book, to the point I wanted to give up on it
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- ClaireB
- 28-08-2019
Gripping
I just couldn’t stop listening! Bernard Cornwell is an expert story teller. I can’t wait to start the second book in the series. The narrator does a great job too.
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- BERNADETTE
- 09-02-2023
Almost gave up
Took me a while to get into this one & I admit I almost gave up.
However upon reading other reviews I found I was not alone. The first 5-6 hours are hard going but keep at it to be rewarded with a great read.
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- Amazon Customer
- 12-10-2024
The story, the amazing narrator. He really brought it all to life
The story, the amazing narrator. He really brought it all to life for us. Shame the TV series has cancelled we really enjoyed that too.
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- Lee
- 30-07-2016
Another great book by Bernard Cornwell
I have to say I really enjoyed this book. Jonathan Keeble is by far one of the best narrators I have heard, and I'm nearing 200 audio books now. The book is a little slow to start while Bernard is building the characters. It has an interesting and different spin the the King Arthur and Lancelot tale. Well worth the listen.
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- Clive Batchelor
- 19-09-2016
Great book
Fills the gap between Vikings and game of thrones with English class, historically written, epic and blood thirsty. Great narration as always.
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- James
- 16-12-2023
Brilliant
If you’re sad you’ve finished all the Uhtred Last Kingdom books, never fear, this will fill that void.
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