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O rei do inverno conta a mais fiel história do lendário guerreiro Artur, que entrou para a história com o título de rei, embora nunca tenha usado uma coroa. A partir de fatos, este romance genial retrata o maior de todos os heróis como um poderoso guerreiro britânico, que luta contra os saxões para manter unida a Britânia, no século V, após a saída dos romanos.

Cornwell se aventura por um dos mais conhecidos e enigmáticos mistérios do planeta: construído há mais de 4.000 anos, o famoso templo de pedra Stonehenge, um dos maiores símbolos da Grã-Bretanha, instigou o autor a lançar luz sobre esse distante período da história britânica. Stonehenge narra a trajetória de três irmãos e de duas tribos rivais que dão vida à história do grande templo.

Ao raiar do dia 25 de outubro de 1415, dois exércitos se defrontavam numa planície francesa, que viria a se tornar o mais famoso dos campos de batalha na história. De um lado, os remanescentes maltrapilhos de um exército inglês que invadira a Normandia dez semanas antes e, num golpe severo para o orgulho francês, capturou a cidade-porto de Harfleur. Porém, o cerco cobrara seu preço e dos doze mil guerreiros que haviam embarcado na expedição, somente a metade estava agora reunida no campo de Azincourt.

Frankreich im Jahr 1356. Der berüchtigte englische Bogenschütze Thomas of Hookton, genannt "der Bastard", kämpft mit seiner Söldnertruppe für fast jeden. Im Auftrag des widerlichen Comte de Labrouillade befreien Thomas und seine Männer dessen entlaufene Ehefrau. Doch Labrouillade ist nicht bereit, den versprochenen Lohn zu zahlen und versucht Thomas mit wertlosen Münzen abzuspeisen. Kurzerhand nimmt Thomas die wunderschöne Bertille mit - und schafft sich damit einen Feind fürs Leben.

Em O tigre de Sharpe, Cornwell volta o olhar para a ocupação britânica da Índia. O Imperialismo europeu serve de base para uma aventura que se estende por mais de vinte volumes com o jovem Richard Sharpe—recruta analfabeto a serviço de Sua Majestade—como herói. Integrante de uma expedição enviada para derrubar o sultão Tipu e expulsar os franceses da Índia, Sharpe luta as mais incríveis batalhas.

The new novel in Bernard Cornwell's number-one best-selling series on the making of England and the fate of his great hero, Uhtred of Bebbanburg. BBC2's major autumn 2015 TV show The Last Kingdom is based on the first two books in the series. A fragile peace is about to be broken.... King Alfred's son, Edward, and formidable daughter, Æthelflaed, rule Wessex, Mercia and East Anglia. But all around the restless Northmen, eyeing the rich lands and wealthy churches, are mounting raids.

England is in turmoil as Vikings and Saxons battle for territory. Rumours build about the fatal sickness of the King, and the country awaits an heir. A violent clash at sea forces the warrior lord Uhtred to lead his men from his Northumbrian fortress to London and plunge into the eye of the storm. For two kings claim the empty throne and a new kingdom cannot be born without bloodshed.

The new novel in Bernard Cornwell's number one bestselling series The Warrior Chronicles, on the making of England and the fate of his great hero, Uhtred of Bebbanburg. In the battle for power, there can be only one ruler.England is fractured, torn apart more by internal fighting than the threat of Viking invasion. The ruler of Mercia is dying, leaving no legitimate heir. His wife is a formidable fighter and great leader, but no woman has ever ruled over an English kingdom.

While Uhtred might have regained his family’s fortress, it seems a peaceful life is not to be - as he is under threat from both an old enemy and a new foe. The old enemy comes from Wessex, where a dynastic struggle will determine who will be the next king. And the new foe is Sköll, a Norseman, whose ambition is to be king of Northumbria and who leads a frightening army of wolf-warriors, men who fight half-crazed in the belief they are indeed wolves. Uhtred, believing he is cursed, must fend off one enemy while he tries to destroy the other.

The new novel in Bernard Cornwell's number one best-selling series The Warrior Chronicles, on the making of England and the fate of his great hero, Uhtred of Bebbanburg. 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 never rest until the emerald crown is theirs.

O jovem pintor Charles Corday espera pela forca na Prisão de Newgate, Londres. Seu crime, violentar e matar a condessa de Avebury, enquanto esta posava como modelo. Sua alegação, inocência. O condenado—melhor romance histórico publicado na Inglaterra em 2001—acompanha as investigações e julgamento do artista, além de fornecer detalhes do cotidiano e idiossincrasias do período regencial inglês.

A fragile peace reigns in Wessex, Mercia, and East Anglia. King Alfred's son, Edward, and formidable daughter, Aethelflaed, rule the kingdoms. But all around, the restless Northmen, eyeing the rich lands and wealthy churches, are mounting raids. Uhtred of Bebbanburg, the kingdoms' greatest warrior, controls Northern Mercia from the strongly fortified city of Chester.

From the day it was stolen from me, I dreamed of recapturing Bebbanburg. The great fort had been built on a rock that was almost an island. It was massive; it could be approached only on land by a single narrow track; and it was mine. Britain is in a state of uneasy peace. Northumbria's Viking ruler, Sigtryggr, and Mercia's Saxon queen, Aethelflaed, have agreed to a truce. And so England's greatest warrior, Uhtred of Bebbanburg, at last has the chance to take back the home his traitorous uncle stole from him so many years ago.

As the ninth century wanes, England appears about to be plunged into chaos once more. For the Viking-raised but Saxon-born warrior, Uhtred, whose life seems to shadow the making of England, this presents him with difficult choices. King Alfred is dying and his passing threatens the island of Britain 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.

Uhtred of Bebbanburg has won back his ancestral home, but, threatened from all sides by enemies both old and new, he doesn’t have long to enjoy the victory. In Mercia, rebellion is in the air as King Edward tries to seize control. In Wessex, rival parties scramble to settle on the identity of the next king. And across the country, invading Norsemen continue their relentless incursion, ever hungry for land.

The brand-new novel in Bernard Cornwell's number one best-selling series on the making of England and the fate of his great hero, Uhtred of Bebbanburg. BBC2's major TV show The Last Kingdom is based on the first two novels in the series. From the day it was stolen from me, I had dreamed of recapturing Bebbanburg. The great fort was built on a rock that was almost an island; it was massive, it could be approached only on land by a single narrow track - and it was mine.

In the last years of the ninth century, King Alfred of Wessex is in failing health, and his heir is an untested youth. The Danes, who have failed so many times to conquer Wessex, smell opportunity.... First comes Harald Bloodhair, a savage warrior leading a Viking horde, who is encouraged to cruelty by his woman, Skade. But Alfred still has the services of Uhtred, his unwilling warlord, who leads Harald into a trap and, at Farnham in Surrey, inflicts one of the greatest defeats the Vikings were ever to suffer.

A partir de novos fatos e descobertas arqueológicas, Bernard Cornwell retrata em O inimigo de Deus o maior de todos os heróis britânicos como um poderoso guerreiro que luta contra os saxões para manter unida a Britânia, no século V, no rastro da saída dos romanos. Após vencer inimigos externos e internos, defendendo o trono que deverá ser ocupado por seu sobrinho Mordred, legítimo sucessor de Uther, é a hora de Artur se preocupar em unificar o reino.

Nesse terceiro volume da série, iniciada com O rei do inverno, seguida de O inimigo de Deus, o escritor imerge o ouvinte em uma Britânia cercada pela escuridão. E apresenta os últimos esforços de Artur para combater os saxões e triunfar sobre um casamento e sonhos desfeitos. Excalibur mostra ainda, o desespero de Merlin, o maior de todos os druidas, ao perceber a deserção dos antigos deuses bretões.

The fourth in the best-selling Alfred series from number-one historical novelist, Bernard Cornwell. The year is 885, and England is at peace, divided between the Danish kingdom to the north and Alfred's kingdom of Wessex in the south. But trouble stirs, a dead man has risen and new Vikings have arrived to occupy London. It is a dangerous time, and it falls to Uhtred, half Saxon, half Dane, a man feared and respected the length and breadth of Britain, to expel the Viking raiders and take control of London for Alfred.