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<p><P>It takes a remarkable writer to make an old story as fresh and compelling as the first time we heard it. With <i>The Winter King, </i>the first volume of his magnificent Warlord Chronicles, Bernard Cornwell finally turns to the story he was born to write: the mythic saga of King Arthur.<P>The tale begins in Dark Age Britain, a land where Arthur has been banished and Merlin has disappeared, where a child-king sits unprotected on the throne, where religion vies with magic for the souls of the people. It is to this desperate land that Arthur returns, a man at once utterly human and truly heroic: a man of honor, loyalty, and amazing valor; a man who loves Guinevere more passionately than he should; a man whose life is at once tragic and triumphant. <P>As Arthur fights to keep a flicker of civilization alive in a barbaric world, Bernard Cornwell makes a familiar tale into a legend all over again.</p><h3>Library Journal</h3><p>The Arthurian legend has seen countless renditions over the centuries. The Winter King is a retelling that is reminiscent of Mary Stewart's "Crystal Cave" series (e.g., The Crystal Cave: The Legend of Merlin, Dove Audio, 1989). Characters are rearrang
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- Author
- Cornwell, Bernard
- Publisher
- Penguin Books, Limited
- Published
- 1997
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780241955673
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Fiction, History
- Rating
- 4.27 / 5 (24,117 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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