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Excalibur
The Warlord Chronicles (Related to this series)
- Author
- Bernard Cornwell
- Narrator
- Jonathan Keeble
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 26 June 2014
- Run Time
- 18 hours 50 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Historical fiction, War, combat and military adventure fiction, Myths and Legends / Mythic fiction
- Rating
- 3.0 (2 reviews)
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What to expect
A story of love, war, loyalty and betrayal, EXCALIBUR begins with the failure of Lancelot's rebellion and the ruin of Arthur's marriage to Guinevere. The Saxons, sensing the disunity of the Britons, seize the chance to destroy Arthur. The climax of the war comes with the legendary triumph at Mount Badon, and Arthur`s great victory.
A story of love, war, loyalty and betrayal, EXCALIBUR begins with the failure of Lancelot's rebellion and the ruin of Arthur's marriage to Guinevere. The Saxons, sensing the disunity of the Britons, seize the chance to destroy Arthur. The climax of the war comes with the legendary triumph at Mount Badon, and Arthur`s great victory. But the promises he made then come back to haunt him after the years of peace and glory.
Critics Review
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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
‘Cornwell draws a fascinating picture of England as it might have been before anything like England existed’ THE TIMES
‘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
This is a magnificent and gory work' Daily Mail
'The historical blockbuster of the year' EVENING STANDARD
‘A runaway success’ OBSERVER
‘A master of storytelling’ SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
This is typical Cornwell, meticulously researched, massive in scope, brilliant in execution’ NEWS OF THE WORLD
User Reviews
Book 3.0
Narration 4.5
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1.0 4.0
The epilogue is missing in the audiobook and in paperback versions. You will not know how the story ends in derfels present day.
uhtrd 2026-03-24
Details
- Author
- Bernard Cornwell
- Narrator
- Jonathan Keeble
- Duration
- 18 hours 50 minutes
- Release Date
- 26 June 2014
- ISBN
- 9780007582693
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Historical fiction, War, combat and military adventure fiction, Myths and Legends / Mythic fiction
- Rating
- 3.0(2 reviews)
- Narration
- 4.5(2 reviews)
Synopsis
A story of love, war, loyalty and betrayal, EXCALIBUR begins with the failure of Lancelot's rebellion and the ruin of Arthur's marriage to Guinevere. The Saxons, sensing the disunity of the Britons, seize the chance to destroy Arthur. The climax of the war comes with the legendary triumph at Mount Badon, and Arthur`s great victory. A story of love, war, loyalty and betrayal, EXCALIBUR begins with the failure of Lancelot's rebellion and the ruin of Arthur's marriage to Guinevere. The Saxons, sensing the disunity of the Britons, seize the chance to destroy Arthur. The climax of the war comes with the legendary triumph at Mount Badon, and Arthur`s great victory. But the promises he made then come back to haunt him after the years of peace and glory.
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