Produktdetaljer
Om bidragsyterne
Bernard Cornwell was born in London, raised in Essex and
worked for the BBC for eleven years before meeting Judy, his
American wife. Denied an American work permit he wrote a
novel instead and has been writing ever since. He and Judy
divide their time between Cape Cod and Charleston, South
Carolina.
<p>‘Crackling with good deeds, fine characters and sparkling set pieces, it confirms yet again Cornwell’s reputation for masterly historical novels’ DAILY MAIL</p>
<p>‘It is all spectacular, rattling good stuff: war and torture; love, lust and loss’ THE TIMES</p>
<p>‘The battle scenes, as always, are masterful; and the vignettes of everyday living, in times of extreme hardship, have the ring of simple truth’ SUNDAY TELEGRAPH</p>
<p>‘A very fine writer’ ECONOMIST</p>
The eagerly anticipated follow-up to the bestselling Harlequin, this is the second instalment in Bernard Cornwell's GRAIL QUEST series, in a bright and bold repackage.
It is 1346. While King Edward III fights in France, England lies exposed to the threat of invasion. Thomas of Hookton, archer and hero of Crécy, finds himself back in the north just as the Scots invade on behalf of their French allies.
Thomas is determined to pursue his personal quest: to discover whether a relic he is searching for is the Holy Grail. But once again it is the archers whose skills will be called upon, and who will become the true heroes of the battle.
The eagerly anticipated follow-up to the bestselling Harlequin, this is the second instalment in Bernard Cornwell's GRAIL QUEST series, in a bright and bold repackage.
• A MAJOR medieval saga, set in England and Europe
• A Global brand – Bernard Cornwell is the author of over 50 novels published in 30 countries and 28 languages: he is the most successful and prolific historical novelist writing today
• The bestselling Grail Quest series has sold over ONE MILLION copies to date
• The series centres around master archer Thomas of Hookton and The Hundred Years’ War
• Bernard Cornwell has sold over 20 million books around the world
• Bernard Cornwell is a consistently bestselling author, with a loyal and ever increasing fanbase.
Competition: enemy of god; hundred years war;emperor;cicero;Empire;pillars of the earth;column of fire;Kingsbridgeshardlake;falcon;sparta;. . by Wilbur Smith;Iggulden;Lee Child;Simon Scarrow;Ken Follett;c.s.cs forester;c.j. cj sansom;robert harris;Cornwall;George r r martin;robert harris;hastings;hilary mantel.
Produktdetaljer
Om bidragsyterne
Bernard Cornwell was born in London, raised in Essex and
worked for the BBC for eleven years before meeting Judy, his
American wife. Denied an American work permit he wrote a
novel instead and has been writing ever since. He and Judy
divide their time between Cape Cod and Charleston, South
Carolina.