The Winter King (The Arthur Books #1)

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Paperback, 433 pages

English language

Published April 15, 1997 by St. Martin's Griffin.

ISBN:
978-0-312-15696-1
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4 stars (3 reviews)

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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reviewed The Winter King (The Arthur Books #1) by Bernard Cornwell (Warlord Chronicles (1))

Life is squalid & brutal, with Arthur a shining hope

4 stars

A realist telling of the Arthurian legend. With the Romans gone, Britain is failing: its gods weak, its kingdoms squabbling, beset on both side by the conquering Irish and Saxons. Life is squalid & brutal, with Arthur a shining hope, but neither he, nor anyone else, is as perfect as he seems.

Reading time 4 days, 122 pages/day

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Subjects

  • King
  • Fiction - Historical
  • Fiction
  • Historical - Arthurian
  • Fiction / General
  • Historical - General
  • Arthur,
  • Fantasy fiction