The Winter King by Bernard Cornwell Paperback Book 9781405955348

From the No 1 bestselling author of WAR LORD comes an epic retelling of the Arthurian legend which is now a major television series on ITV The allstar cast will include Iain De Caestecker Stuart Campbell Ellie James and Eddie MarsanIn the Dark Ages a legendary warrior arises to unite a divided land Uther the High King of Britain is deadHis only heir is the infant Mordred Yet each of the countrys lesser kings seek to claim the crown for themselvesWhile they squabble and spoil for war a host of Saxon armies gather preparing for invasionBut no one has counted on the fearsome warlord ArthurHanded power by Merlin and pursuing a doomed romance with the beautiful Guinevere Arthur knows he will struggle to unite the country let alone hold back the Saxon enemy at the gatesYet destiny awaits him Combining myth history and thrilling battlefield action fans of Game of Thrones The Last Kingdom Conn Iggulden and Merlin will be captivated by this gripping epicOf all the books I have written these are my favourites Bernard CornwellSpellbinding realism The Times