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Summary: I bet men like this book more than women do.
Review: I enjoyed the books, even though they were pretty dark, but I had a problem with the female characters. They were all repulsive, disloyal, sly, conniving, or stupid. All except for Ceinwyn, Derfel's woman. I think Cornwell is a little hard on the women in his series. Definitely more into battle scenes than love scenes, too. And I'm not saying read Mary Stewart. I think Jack Whyte got the mix about right with his Camulod Chronicles.
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Summary: One of the Best
Review: I came to Amazon prepared to write a glowing review, deeming this book as perhaps the best book I've ever read. Imagine my surprise when I saw the previous two posts had the exact same words in them!Cornwell is a phenomenal writer. He takes the Arthurian legend in fantastic different ways. His depiction of the brutal warfare was breathtaking. I couldn't put this book down. A+ I hope we delves into this era of history again.
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Summary: Great Book
Review: One of the best books I ever read. A must, and if you like the Britain of the knights of the round table: Excelent.
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Summary: Not just good, one of the best books ever written.
Review: Cornwell has done something no one else has ever tried to do: make the Arthurian legend into something real. There is nothing fanciful or fairey-tale about this version of King Arthur, but that's all to the good. The way Cornwell writes it, you'd swear by the time you're done reading that this must have happened. The characters are so well-drawn and plausible, the plots and motivation are so true to life and the way real human beings behaved in the fifth century that I would rate this version of Arthur well above anything Tennyson or the other famous bards have ever done. This Arthur succeeds as historical fiction, heroic tragedy, action suspense thriller, character study, and morality play. It's in the same league as "Watership Down" and "All the King's Men" as an epic tale and a historical novel. The inclusion of religion into the series is done as well as Adams did it in "Watership" and the vivid characterizations and beauty of the prose are equal to what Penn Warren did in "Kings". Don't buy this book as a paperback. You'll just end up buying the hardcover as well so you can read it over and over and put it on the mantle along with your other favorites as well as the other two books in the series, "The Winter King" and "Enemy of God".
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Summary: Arthurian, The One and Future ~~!!
Review: Bernard Cornwell books on Arthur was realistically depicted! I could actually believe there was a person either king or ruler, by the name of Arthur living in the early middle ages. Mr. Cornwell must have done a tremendous research to get the settings, landscrape and history correct! On the first instance I read the paperback edition of the Winter King, I knew it was a gem!! I myself believe Arthur was a man of invisible virtues, who believe all the good in man and stride for the ideal principles. Read Rudyard Kipling's IF poem! Mr. Cornwell acheived this in depicting such an Arthur!!! Excellent work! I must say that I disagree with the other's comments on Excalibur. I think the concluding part was a fitting ending to the story and not at all "rush". Arthur whereabout was left a mystery as such it shoud be!~~~ However, I still like to know what happen to Derfel. Did he perish or die of old age?... Will be eagerly awaiting for your next Saxon books!!!
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Summary: Bernard Cornwell is a genius at this topic
Review: I have read every Bernard Cornwell book and for me this is the greatest. It captures every element of the Arthurian Legends and relates them in a brilliant fashion. I have read the Warlord Chronicles over and over again. They were brilliant to begin with and became outstanding. This is one of the best books I have ever read, the last chapter being one of the finest ever written. Both Sharpe and the Starbuck Chronicles were brilliant, but this is even better, Cornwell's ability to capture the readers imagination is outstanding and he manages to even convey Lancelot in a poor light.
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Summary: Stirring!
Review: I love historical fiction series like Cornwell's The Warlord Chronicles. EXCALIBUR is the concluding volume of the series and is one of this fine author's best novels ever. Only THE TRIUMPH AND THE GLORY rivals EXCALIBUR in style, scope, and quality of all of the recent historical fiction I've read lately.
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Summary: So sad that it is over....
Review: The last book of the Warlord-series was just as outstanding of the two first. This is the best version of the Arthurian saga that I have read. The only sad thing is that now it is over, and there are to be no more books in this series about Derfel, Arthur and all the other characters I have gotten to know so well.
Well done, Bernard!! I will be starting the Sharpe series soon, and I hope there is some of the same magic in your writing in this series, too.
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Summary: Best Arthurian book I've ever read!
Review: This book offers great Arthurian tales at an adult level. It is extremely believeable without all the fairy tales that normally accompany these stories. I couldn't put it down the entire time I read it and I would heartily recommend this book to anybody hungry for good Arthurian legends.
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Summary: absolutely the best ever in new merlin & arthur period works
Review: wo
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