Who is Bernard Cornwell

Cornwell's best known books feature the adventures of Richard Sharpe, an English soldier, and are set in the Napoleonic era and the colonial services of Sharpe before he returned to Europe:

- "Sharpe's Tiger" (1997) - Siege of Seringapatam, 1799
- "Sharpe's Triumph" (1998) - Battle of Assaye, September 1803
- "Sharpe's Fortress" (1999) - Siege of Gawilghur, December 1803
- "Sharpe's Trafalgar" (May 2001) - Battle of Trafalgar, October 21, 1805
- "Sharpe's Prey" (2002) - Expedition to Copenhagen, 1807
- "Sharpe's Rifles" (1988) - French invasion of Galicia, January 1809
- "Sharpe's Havoc" (April 2003) - French Invasion of Portugal, Spring 1809
- "Sharpe's Eagle" (1981) - Talavera Campaign, July 1809
- "Sharpe's Gold" (1981) - Destruction of Almeida, August 1810
- "Sharpe's Escape" (April 2004) - Portugal, September 1810
- "Sharpe's Fury" (2006) - The Battle of Barrosa, March 1811
- "Sharpe's Battle" (1995) - Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro, May 1811
- "Sharpe's Company" (1982) - Siege of Badajoz, January to April 1812
- "Sharpe's Sword" (1983) - Salamanca Campaign, June and July 1812
- "Sharpe's Skirmish" (September 2002) - Defence of the Tormes, August 1812
- "Sharpe's Enemy" (1983) - Defence of Portugal, Christmas 1812
- "Sharpe's Honour" (1985) - Vitoria Campaign, February to June 1813
- "Sharpe's Regiment" (1986) - Invasion of France, June to November 1813
- "Sharpe's Christmas" (September 2003) - towards the end of the Peninsular War, 1813 includes the story "Sharpe's Ransom" set in peacetime after Waterloo
- "Sharpe's Siege" (1987) - Winter Campaign, 1814
- "Sharpe's Revenge" (1989) - Battle of Toulouse and the Peace of 1814
- "Sharpe's Waterloo" (1990) - Waterloo Campaign, 15 June to 18 June 1815
- "Sharpe's Ransom" (September 2003) included with "Sharpe's Christmas"
- "Sharpe's Devil" (1992) - Napoleon exiled on Saint Helena and the Chilean War of Independence, 1820-21

An other book series deals with the American Civil War. The main character, Nathaniel Starbuck, is a Northerner who fights for the South. He eventually becomes the commander of a Southern regiment, the Faulconer Legion.
1. Rebel (1993) - The Battle of Bull Run
2. Copperhead (1994)
3. Battle Flag (1995)- The Second Battle of Bull Run
4. The Bloody Ground (1996) - The Battle of Antietam

The there are the Warlord Chronicles: A trilogy about with Arthurian Britain:
1. The Winter King (1995)
2. Enemy of God (1996)
3. Excalibur: A Novel of Arthur (1997)

An other historic series are the three books of the Grail Quest: This trilogy deals with a mid-14th century search for the Holy Grail, around the time of the Hundred Years' War:
1. Harlequin (re-named The Archer's Tale for the USA) (2000) - Battle of Crécy
2. Vagabond (2002) - Battle of Neville's Cross, Battle of La Roche-Derrien
3. Heretic (2003) - Siege of Calais

This is the latest series by Bernard Cornwell: The Saxon Stories - the story is set in 9th century England and focuses on the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Wessex during the reign of Alfred the Great, and deals with his opposition to the Danes (Vikings):
1. The Last Kingdom (2004)
2. The Pale Horseman (2005)
3. The Lords of the North (2006)
4. Sword Song (2007) (Due in the US in January of 2008)
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Four thousand years ago, a strangers death at the Old Temple of Ratharryn and his ominous gift of goldprecipitates the building of what for centuries to come will be known as one of mankinds most singular and remarkable achievements. Bernard Cornwells epic novel Stonehenge catapults us into a powerful and vibrant world of ritual and sacrifice at once timeless and wholly originala tale of patricide, betrayal, and murder; of bloody brotherly rivalry; and of the never-ending pursuit of power, wealth, and spiritual fulfillment.

Three brothersdeadly rivalsare uneasily united in their quest to create a temple to their gods. There is Lengar, the eldest, a ruthless warrior intent on replacing his father as chief of the tribe of Ratharryn; Camaban, his bastard brother, a sorcerer whose religious fervor inspires the plan for Stonehenge; and Saban, the youngest, through whose expertise the temple will finally be completed. Divided by blood but unitedprecariouslyby a shared vision, the brothers begin erecting their mighty ring of granite, aligning towering stones to the movement of the heavenly bodies, and raising arches to appease and unite their gods. Caught between the zealousness of his ambitious brothers, Saban becomes the 1 leader of his people, a peacemaker who will live to see the temple built in the name of salvation and regeneration.

Bernard Cornwell, long admired for his rousing narrative and meticulous historical imaginings, has here delivered his masterpiece, the most compelling and powerful human drama of its kind since Ken Folletts Pillars of the Earth and Edward Rutherfurds Sarum. His re-creation of civilization as it might have been in 2000 BC at once amplifies the mystery of his subject and makes the world of Stonehenge come alive as never before.

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