Medieval History
It has arrived!! There he is! Photo taken in the flesh.
And it is sporting what I feel may be the best cover of this series to date.
It isn't that it has a cool helmet placed on a cool chair.
It is because of the meaning behind that chair, that chair in that hall (the image on the back cover is more telling than the close up image on the front).
Some of you will know what I mean and those who don't, if you have any interest in these books, should read the series from the start, or catch up with the series if you have only read a few.
As a massive fan of the Warrior Chronicles (Saxon Stories in the US) the cover art on front and back, is quite thrilling to me.
But...
I can not yet sink my teeth into the story behind the cover. I am up to my eyeballs in a really enjoyable book right now. I have about half of that book to go before I can finally start The Empty Throne.
Not complaining really. It is an embarrassment of riches and I welcome it.
- MM
- Battle Royale: Hannibal: Clouds Of War By Ben Kane
Clouds of War by Ben KaneForget the book for a second, lets have a look at that cover! What a beauty. One of the most eye catching covers I have seen in the genre of historical fiction. Of course, covers are as much about personal taste as stories are,...
- Earth, Water, Wind & Fire: Stonehenge By Bernard Corwell
Stonehenge by Bernard CornwellThis month in the Ancient & Medieval Historical Fiction Group on Goodreads, the Ancient Group Read book is Stonehenge by Bernard Cornwell. I read this book a couple years back and loved it. Gave it five stars....
- Uhtred Strikes Again: The Pagan Lord By Bernard Cornwell
The Pagan Lord by Bernard CornwellThis may sound odd coming from a woman, but I identify with the main character of this series in many ways and as long as Bernard Cornwell doesn't mess with that character too much then he will always hit true...
- Unlucky In Life: The Ill-made Knight By Christian Cameron
The Ill-Made Knight by Christian CameronThis was (to date) the most enjoyable book I have read this year. Not the best, no, that is a title that belongs to another book by a different author, but it was the most enjoyable and to me there can be...
- The Day Medieval Mayhem Interviewed Bernard Cornwell
I was lucky enough recently to be asked by Richard Lee over at the Historical Novel Society, to interview Bernard Cornwell for the September/October releases of the latest book in the Warrior Chronicles/Saxon Stories - The Pagan Lord. This...
Medieval History
On My Desk: THE EMPTY THRONE by Bernard Cornwell
It has arrived!! There he is! Photo taken in the flesh.And it is sporting what I feel may be the best cover of this series to date.
It isn't that it has a cool helmet placed on a cool chair.
It is because of the meaning behind that chair, that chair in that hall (the image on the back cover is more telling than the close up image on the front).
Some of you will know what I mean and those who don't, if you have any interest in these books, should read the series from the start, or catch up with the series if you have only read a few.
As a massive fan of the Warrior Chronicles (Saxon Stories in the US) the cover art on front and back, is quite thrilling to me.
But...
I can not yet sink my teeth into the story behind the cover. I am up to my eyeballs in a really enjoyable book right now. I have about half of that book to go before I can finally start The Empty Throne.
Not complaining really. It is an embarrassment of riches and I welcome it.
- MM
- Battle Royale: Hannibal: Clouds Of War By Ben Kane
Clouds of War by Ben KaneForget the book for a second, lets have a look at that cover! What a beauty. One of the most eye catching covers I have seen in the genre of historical fiction. Of course, covers are as much about personal taste as stories are,...
- Earth, Water, Wind & Fire: Stonehenge By Bernard Corwell
Stonehenge by Bernard CornwellThis month in the Ancient & Medieval Historical Fiction Group on Goodreads, the Ancient Group Read book is Stonehenge by Bernard Cornwell. I read this book a couple years back and loved it. Gave it five stars....
- Uhtred Strikes Again: The Pagan Lord By Bernard Cornwell
The Pagan Lord by Bernard CornwellThis may sound odd coming from a woman, but I identify with the main character of this series in many ways and as long as Bernard Cornwell doesn't mess with that character too much then he will always hit true...
- Unlucky In Life: The Ill-made Knight By Christian Cameron
The Ill-Made Knight by Christian CameronThis was (to date) the most enjoyable book I have read this year. Not the best, no, that is a title that belongs to another book by a different author, but it was the most enjoyable and to me there can be...
- The Day Medieval Mayhem Interviewed Bernard Cornwell
I was lucky enough recently to be asked by Richard Lee over at the Historical Novel Society, to interview Bernard Cornwell for the September/October releases of the latest book in the Warrior Chronicles/Saxon Stories - The Pagan Lord. This...