Book description
This special edition Ebook features exclusive extra content by the
author, with an extended Historical Note and two contemporary accounts
of the Battle of Poitiers.
Go with God and Fight like the Devil.
The Hundred Years War rages on and the bloodiest battles are yet to be
fought. Across France, towns are closing their gates, the crops are
burning and the country stands alert to danger. The English army,
victorious at the Battle of Crécy and led by the Black Prince, is
invading again and the French are hunting them down.
Thomas of Hookton, an English archer known as Le Bâtard, is under
orders to seek out the lost sword of St Peter, a weapon said to grant
certain victory to whoever possesses her. As the outnumbered English
army becomes trapped near the town of Poitiers, Thomas, his men and his
sworn enemies meet in an extraordinary confrontation that ignites one of
the greatest battles of all time. Praise for Bernard Cornwell:
'The best battle scenes of any writer I've ever read, past or present.
Cornwell really makes history come alive.' George R. R. Martin
Praise for The Burning Land:
'Cornwell draws a fascinating picture of England as it might have been
before anything like England existed'
The Times
Praise for AZINCOURT:
'This is a magnificent and gory work' Daily Mail
'The historical blockbuster of the year' Evening Standard
'A runaway success' Observer
Praise for Bernard Cornwell:
'The characterisation, as ever, is excellent…And one can only admire
the little touches that bring the period to life. He can also claim to
be a true poet of both the horror and the glory of war.' Sunday Telegraph
This is typical Cornwell, meticulously researched, massive in scope,
brilliant in execution' News of the World
'He's called a master story-teller. Really he's cleverer than that.'
Telegraph Bernard Cornwell was born in London, raised in Essex and
worked for the BBC for eleven years before meeting Judy, his
American wife. Denied an American work permit he wrote a
novel instead and has been writing ever since. He and Judy
divide their time between Cape Cod and Charleston, South
Carolina.
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