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Bernard Cornwell

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Bernard Cornwell is the bestselling author of the Sharpe series, featuring the adventures of a British soldier in the Napoleonic Wars. Born in London in 1944 to a Canadian airman and a member of Britain’s Women’s Auxiliary Air Force, he was raised in Essex before studying at London University. After working as a teacher, he spent a decade at BBC Television, eventually becoming Head of Current Affairs in Northern Ireland. Moving to the United States in 1980, he began writing full-time and has continued to expand the Sharpe series while living with his wife, Judy.

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Series

Crowning Mercy


A Historical Fiction series (1983 - 1986)

The Sailing Thrillers


A Thriller & Suspense series (1988 - 1992)

The Starbuck Chronicles


A Historical Fiction series (1993 - 1996)

The Warlord Chronicles


A Historical Fiction series (1995 - 1997)

Sharpe


A Historical Fiction series (1981 - 2024)

This series is for you if you're into...

  • Outnumbered soldiers winning with grit and battlefield cunning
  • Napoleonic campaigns steeped in officer class tension
  • Wartime missions chasing glory under brutal pressure

The Grail Quest


A Historical Fiction series (2000 - 2012)

This series is for you if you're into...

  • Relic hunts with archers in medieval France
  • Gritty Hundred Years' War combat and battlefield strategy
  • Loyalty and faith tested under siege

The Last Kingdom


A Historical Fiction series (2004 - 2020)

This series is for you if you're into...

  • Heroes split between Viking and Saxon loyalties
  • Brutal battles deciding the fate of early England
  • Gritty political power struggles in 9th-century England

Standalone Fiction

Standalone Non-fiction

Little Stacks of Historical Fiction

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