Bøger af Bernard Cornwell

Starbucks drittes Abenteuer!Captain Nate Starbuck mag noch so sehr durch Wagemut in der Schlacht glänzen, sein größter Gegner steht ihm nicht im Feld gegenüber. Es ist ein Feind im eigenen Lager. So kämpft Starbuck im glühend heißen Sommer 1862 nicht nur gegen die Yankees, die auf die Hauptstadt der Konföderation marschieren, sondern ebenso gegen einen missgünstigen Vorgesetzten, General Washington Faulconer, der seinem besten Mann nichts weniger wünscht als Degradierung – und den Tod.

In langen Kämpfen haben die vereinten Heere der Angelsachsen die Dänen zurückgedrängt. Doch die tödliche Gefahr aus dem Norden hängt weiter über den englischen Königreichen. Und nun liegt Æthelred, Herrscher von Mercien, im Sterben. Wie soll sein Land die Unabhängigkeit vom benachbarten Wessex wahren? Im Kampf um die Nachfolge hält der Krieger Uhtred treu zu Æthelflæd, seiner Herrin und heimlichen Geliebten, Æthelreds Weib. Aber werden die führenden Männer des Reiches eine Frau auf dem mercischen Thron akzeptieren – und sei sie noch so halsstarrig und so tapfer wie diese?Bernard Cornwell wurde von Historikern als "König des Historienromans" geadelt. Seine erfolgreichen Romanreihen wie die "Uhtred-Saga" haben sichmillionenfach verkauft. Die "Uhtred-Saga" wurde in der Netflix-Serie "The Last Kingdom" verfilmt. Cornwell lebt und schreibt in den USA.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER?I gulped it right down. Excellent, as always. . . . Cornwell brings battles to life like no one else.? ?George R.R. Martin, Author of Game of ThronesThe final installment in Bernard Cornwell's bestselling Saxon Tales series, chronicling the epic story of the making of England?the basis for The Last Kingdom, the hit Netflix series.THE FINAL BATTLE AWAITS...The epic conclusion to the globally bestselling historical series. England is under attack. Chaos reigns. Northumbria, the last kingdom, is threatened by armies from all sides, by land and sea ? and only one man stands in their way. Torn between loyalty and sworn oaths, the warrior king Lord Uhtred of Bebbanburg faces his greatest ever battle ? and prepares for his ultimate fate...?Perhaps the greatest writer of historical adventure novels today? (Washington Post), Bernard Cornwell has dazzled and entertained readers and critics with his prolific string of page-turning bestsellers. Of all his protagonists, however, none is as beloved as Uhtred of Bebbanburg, and this thrilling historical novel continues the saga of his adventures and the turbulent early years of England.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER?I gulped it right down. Excellent, as always. . . . Cornwell brings battles to life like no one else.? ?George R.R. Martin, Author of Game of ThronesThe final installment in Bernard Cornwell's bestselling Saxon Tales series, chronicling the epic story of the making of England?the basis for The Last Kingdom, the hit Netflix series.THE FINAL BATTLE AWAITS...The epic conclusion to the globally bestselling historical series. England is under attack. Chaos reigns. Northumbria, the last kingdom, is threatened by armies from all sides, by land and sea ? and only one man stands in their way. Torn between loyalty and sworn oaths, the warrior king Lord Uhtred of Bebbanburg faces his greatest ever battle ? and prepares for his ultimate fate...?Perhaps the greatest writer of historical adventure novels today? (Washington Post), Bernard Cornwell has dazzled and entertained readers and critics with his prolific string of page-turning bestsellers. Of all his protagonists, however, none is as beloved as Uhtred of Bebbanburg, and this thrilling historical novel continues the saga of his adventures and the turbulent early years of England.

The final installment in Bernard Cornwells bestselling Saxon Tales series, chronicling the epic story of the making of England, like Game of Thrones, but real (The Observer, London) the basis for The Last Kingdom, the hit Netflix series.THE FINAL BATTLE AWAITSThe epic conclusion to the globally bestselling historical series. England is under attack. Chaos reigns. Northumbria, the last kingdom, is threatened by armies from all sides, by land and sea and only one man stands in their way. Torn between loyalty and sworn oaths, the warrior king Lord Uhtred of Bebbanburg faces his greatest ever battle and prepares for his ultimate fatePerhaps the greatest writer of historical adventure novels today (Washington Post), Bernard Cornwell has dazzled and entertained readers and critics with his prolific string of page-turning bestsellers. Of all his protagonists, however, none is as beloved as Uhtred of Bebbanburg, and this thrilling historical novel continues the saga of his adventures and the turbulent early years of England.

September 1356. Across France, towns are closing their gates. The crops are burning and the countryside stands alert to danger. The English army?led by the heir to the throne, the Black Prince?is set to invade. The French, along with their Scottish allies, are ready to hunt them down.Thomas of Hookton, known as le Batard, has orders to uncover the lost sword of Saint Peter, a blade with mystical powers said to grant certain victory to whoever possesses her. The French seek the weapon too, and so Thomas's quest will be thwarted by battle and betrayal. As the outnumbered English army becomes trapped near Poitiers, Thomas, his fellow troops, his enemies, and the fate of the sword all converge in a maelstrom of violence, action, and heroism.Rich in color and characters, in great adventure and thrilling conflict, 1356 is the magnificent tale of how the quest for a holy relic with the power to change history leads to an epic battle.

The sixth installment of Bernard Cornwell's bestselling series chronicling the epic saga of the making of England, ?like Game of Thrones, but real? (The Observer, London)?the basis for The Last Kingdom, the hit BBC America television series.As the ninth century wanes, England is perched once more on the brink of chaos. King Alfred is dying; with his passing, the island of Britain seems doomed to renewed warfare. Alfred wants his son Edward to succeed him, but there are other Saxon claimants to the throne?as well as ambitious pagan Vikings to the north.With the promise of battle looming again, Uhtred, the Viking-raised but Saxon-born warrior, whose life seems to shadow the making of England itself, is torn between competing loyalties. Uhtred's loyalty, and his vows, are to Alfred?not to his son?and despite long years of service to the old king, Uhtred is still reluctant to commit to Alfred's cause. His own desire is to reclaim his long lost ancestral lands and castle to the north. As the king's warrior he is duty-bound, but the king's reign is nearing its end, and his death will leave a vacuum of power. Uhtred is forced to make a momentous choice: either take up arms?and Alfred's mantle?to realize his dream of a united and Christian England, or be responsible for condemning it to oblivion.Death of Kings is a harrowing story of the power of tribal commitment and the dilemma of divided loyalties. This is the making of England magnificently brought to life by ?the best historical novelist writing today? (Vince Flynn).

Thefourth installment of Bernard Cornwells New York Timesbestselling series chronicling the epic saga of the making of England, like Game of Thrones, but real (The Observer, London)the basis for The Last Kingdom, the hittelevision series.The year is 885, and England is at peace, divided between the Danish kingdom to the north and the Saxon kingdom of Wessex in the south. Warrior by instinct and Viking by nature, Uhtred, the dispossessed son of a Northumbrian lord, has land, a wife and childrenand a duty to King Alfred to hold the frontier on the Thames. But a dead man has risen, and new Vikings have invaded the decayed Roman city of London with dreams of conquering Wessex... with Uhtreds help. Suddenly forced to weigh his oath to the king against the dangerous turning tide of shifting allegiances and deadly power struggles, UhtredAlfreds sharpest swordmust now make the choice that will determine Englands future.

In a clash of heroes, the kingdom is born.At the onset of the tenth century, England is in turmoil. Alfred the Great is dead and Edward, his son, reigns as king. Wessex survives, but peace cannot hold: the Danes in the north, led by Viking Cnut Longsword, stand ready to invade and will not rest until the emerald crown is theirs.Uhtred, once Alfred's great warrior but now out of favor with the new king, must lead a band of outcasts north to recapture his old family home, that great Northumbrian fortress, Bebbanburg.In The Pagan Lord, loyalties will be divided and men will fall, as every Saxon kingdom is drawn into the bloodiest battle yet with the Danes: a war that will decide the fate of every king, and the entire British nation.