About the Author

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.

Reviews

‘Nobody in the world does this better’ LEE CHILD ‘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 is a virtuoso of historical fiction' Sunday Telegraph ‘Bloodiness, betrayal, bravery and honour’ Sunday Express 'Cornwell is a literary miracle' Daily Mail 'Masterly' Observer