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The historical setting is the big story; writing historical fiction needs a little story so the history can be the background. When he was 58, Cornwell met his birth father, William Outhred (or Oughtred), for the first time while on a book tour in Vancouver, Canada. [2] There was a family tree going back to the 6th century. [2]
The novels in The Saxon Stories series by Bernard Cornwell. Pages in category "The Saxon Stories" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total.
The Last Kingdom is the first historical novel in The Saxon Stories by Bernard Cornwell, published in 2004.This story introduces Uhtred of Bebbanburg, a Saxon noble who is kidnapped by Danish Vikings as a young child and is assimilated into their culture, religion and language before a series of events lead him into the service of King Alfred of Wessex and his participation in multiple battles ...
This book was a finalist for the 2016 Dragon Award for Best Alternate History Novel. [30] 1636: The Ottoman Onslaught: January 2017 [32] Eric Flint: 978-1476781846: Direct sequel to both 1636: The Saxon Uprising and 1636: The Viennese Waltz. The USE's war with Poland enters a new stage while the invasion of Bavaria comes to a conclusion.
Cornwell's best known books feature the adventures of Richard Sharpe, a British soldier during the Napoleonic Wars. The first 11 books of the Sharpe series (beginning in chronological order with Sharpe's Rifles and ending with Sharpe's Waterloo, published in the US as Waterloo) detail Sharpe's adventures in various Peninsular War campaigns over the course of 6–7 years.
The Pagan Lord is the seventh historical novel in The Saxon Stories by Bernard Cornwell, first published in 2013. The story is set in the early 10th century in Anglo-Saxon Mercia and Northumbria. Ten years of relative peace have passed since Alfred died. That is long enough for the Danes.
This list of historical fiction is designed to provide examples of notable works of historical fiction (in literature, film, comics, etc.) organized by time period.. For a more exhaustive list of historical novels by period, see Category:Historical novels by setting, which lists relevant Wikipedia categories; see also the larger List of historical novels, which is organized by country, as well ...
The Saxon Stories: Genre: Historical novel: Published: 23 October 2014 HarperCollins: Publication place: United Kingdom: Media type: Print: Pages: 400 (hardback edition) ISBN: 978-0-00-750416-9 (hardback edition) Preceded by: The Pagan Lord Followed by: Warriors of the Storm
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