1356 (Special Edition)

Name: 1356 (Special Edition)
Rating: 4.513043403625488 (115 reviews)

Bernard Cornwell

Sep 2012 · HarperCollins UK

4.5

115 reviews

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400

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This special edition Ebook features exclusive extra content by the author, with an extended Historical Note and two contemporary accounts of the Battle of Poitiers.

Go with God and Fight like the Devil.

The Hundred Years War rages on and the bloodiest battles are yet to be fought. Across France, towns are closing their gates, the crops are burning and the country stands alert to danger. The English army, victorious at the Battle of Crécy and led by the Black Prince, is invading again and the French are hunting them down.

Thomas of Hookton, an English archer known as Le Bâtard, is under orders to seek out the lost sword of St Peter, a weapon said to grant certain victory to whoever possesses her. As the outnumbered English army becomes trapped near the town of Poitiers, Thomas, his men and his sworn enemies meet in an extraordinary confrontation that ignites one of the greatest battles of all time.

Ratings and reviews

4.5

115 reviews

Andrew Moore

December 2, 2012

I love Cornwells books but this I find very difficult to read. It follows from his Archer trilogy and is set at the time of the battle of poiters. But the meticulous historical detail is lacking and the story takes a long time to get going. Normally I read a Cornwell book very quickly, this one I've had since October when it came out and now in December I haven't even got half way through. Just can't get into it. Perhaps Cornwell has had an off day writing this one. I hope the next is better.

Andrew Jardine

October 13, 2013

Gripping read. BC writing style is effective and simple. There is no padding or slack. The story is consistently gripping from the start until the beginning of the climax. The final scenes can not be put down until you finish.

5 people found this review helpful

R E

August 13, 2014

Well written book. Cornwell writes very well and keeps you wanting to read on and on. Then you're finished and really sad and empty :)

4 people found this review helpful

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.

www.bernardcornwell.net

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