Bernard Cornwell: The winter king (used)

There is no end to the writing of books about Arthur the King; from 9th-century Nennius to T H White and Mary Stewart, writers have been fascinated, intimidated, frustrated. Who was Arthur? What was Arthur? Did Arthur ever exist? If so - where? Bernard Cornwell, author of the hugely popular Sharpe series, sets King Arthur firmly in the traditional West Country - not a romantic King but a towering Warlord, in a realistic Dark Ages setting. It takes courage to tackle, yet again, Britain's most powerful and enduring myths. Here it works magically, seen through the eyes of Saxon Derfel in old age, after a charmed life - a monk who was there when Arthur returned from Brittany to rescue his war-torn homeland for the first time. The Winter King is the first of The Warlord Chronicles.