Un royaume viking au nord, un royaume saxon au sud : voilà à quoi ressemble l'Angleterre en cette année 885 quand des mercenaires s'emparent de Londres afin de contrôler la Tamise, menaçant ainsi l'équilibre fragile de la paix. Alfred, le roi des Saxons, convoque aussitôt son plus valeureux seigneur, le comte Uthred, et le charge de reconquérir la ville. Car Uthred a grandi parmi les Vikings, parle leur langue et adore leurs dieux. Mais mettra-t-il son épée légendaire au service de son souverain, alors qu'un homme revenu de parmi les morts lui a prédit 'il monterait à son tour sur le trône ?

Le chant de l'épée

Bernard Cornwell's bestselling series The Starbuck Chronicles, on the American Civil War, now in one complete eBook for the first time.

 REBELIt is summer 1861. The armies of North and South stand on the brink of America's civil war. Nathanial Starbuck arrives in the capital of the Confederate South, where he enlists in an elite regiment. He is a northern boy fighting for the southern cause. But nothing can prepare him for the shocking violence to follow in the war which broke America in two.

 COPPERHEADNathanial Starbuck is a Copperhead: a northerner fighting for the rebel South in America's Civil War. Expelled from the Faulconer Legion, Starbuck must travel a hard road before he can rejoin his comrades. His journey will take him through the savage prisons of Richmond, across the blood-sodden battlefields of Virginia, and into the deadly high command of the northern army.

 BATTLE FLAGThe epic battle for control of the Confederate capital continues through the hot summer of 1862. It's a battle that Captain Nate Starbuck, a Yankee fighting for the Southern cause, has to survive and win.

 THE BLOODY GROUNDIt is late summer 1862 and the Confederacy is invading the United States of America.

 Nate Starbuck, a northern preacher's son fighting for the rebel South, is given command of a punishment battalion - a despised unit of shirkers and cowards. His enemies expect it to be his downfall, as Starbuck must lead this ramshackle unit into a battle that will prove to be the bloodiest of the Civil War.

The Starbuck Chronicles - The Complete 4-Book Collection

Historical fictionPaperback edition of Cornwell's dramatic depiction of the legendary battle of Agincourt. It was a bestseller in hardback, selling over 240,000 copies. 'Nobody in the world does this stuff better than Cornwell - action set six hundred years ago is as fresh and vital as six days ago...' Lee Child

AZINCOURT

With Calais in English hands, hostilities are suspended, but Thomas' quest to find the Holy Grail continues. His cousin Guy of Vexille still pursues him with deadly purpose, convinced that there is a link between Thomas and what he covets.So much depends on who will win this deadly game of hide and seek - and when the cousins at last come face to face, the war-torn countryside where they meet becomes a very Hell on earth. There has never been a greater need for a sign of God's favour, symbolized by the Grail and he who holds it.

L'hérétique

Thomas of Hookton, having survived the battle of Crécy, is sent by the king on a mission to discover more about his father's strange inheritance, which rumored to be connected to the Holy Grail. But he is not the only person pursuing it and his rivals will stop at nothing. Now the holder of great knowledge, he is in even greater danger, facing at last his enemy and cousin, the elusive Guy of Vexille.

L'archer du Roi

*A brand new companion to the Last Kingdom series, Uhtred's Feast, is available to pre-order now*

 The fifth novel in Bernard Cornwell's epic and bestselling series on the making of England and the fate of his great hero, Uhtred of Bebbanburg.

 As seen on Netflix and BBC around the world.

 To King Alfred he is the 'lord of battles'. He has gained riches, loyal men and a beloved wife. But Uhtred is dogged by betrayal and tragedy.

 The ailing Alfred presses Uhtred to swear loyalty to his son and heir Edward, preventing the warrior lord from taking vengeance on those who stole his home at Bebbanburg. Now Uthred will once again defend the Christian kingdom - in a battle which could smash the growing power of the deadly Danes.

 In so doing he meets a woman more dangerous than any warlord. A killer, a schemer with a dark power over men's hearts: Skade.

 Uhtred of Bebbanburg's mind is as sharp as his sword. A thorn in the side of the priests and nobles who shape his fate, this Saxon raised by Vikings is torn between the life he loves and those he has sworn to serve.

The Burning Land

Historical fictionThis characteristically detailed and well researched piece of historical fiction from Cornwell has sold over 60,000 copies in hardback, and should do extremely well in this format. A superb evocation of 1820s London, featuring Rider Sandman, a classic Cornwell hero with a very unusual mission. "Cornwell at his best is utterly compelling. And this is Cornwell at his best" Daily Mail.

Gallows Thief

On the eve of the 600th anniversary of the Battle of Azincourt comes three classic battle books of The Hundred Years War by the bestselling master of historical fiction, Bernard Cornwell, in one three-book collection for the first time.

 HARLEQUIN1342. The English, led by Edward III, are laying waste to the French countryside. The archers, the common men, are England's secret weapon. The French know them as Harlequins. Thomas Hookton is one of these archers. But he is also on a personal mission: to avenge his father's death and retrieve a stolen relic. Thomas begins a quest that will lead him to finally where the two armies face each other at Crecy.

 1356The Hundred Years War rages on and the bloodiest battles are yet to be fought. Across France, towns stand alert to danger. The English army is invading again and the French are hunting them down. Thomas of Hookton, an English archer, is under orders to seek out a lost sword, said to grant certain victory. As the outnumbered English army becomes trapped near the town of Poitiers, Thomas, his men and his sworn enemies will meet in one great and bloody battle.

 AZINCOURTAzincourt, fought on October 25th 1415, on St Crispin's Day, is one of the best known battles of all time. This is the breathtaking story of this momentous battle and its aftermath. From the varying viewpoints of nobles, peasants, archers, and horsemen, Azincourt skilfully brings to life the hours of relentless fighting, the desperation of an army crippled by disease and the exceptional bravery of the English soldiers.

Three Great English Victories - A 3-book Collection of Harlequin, 1356 and Azincourt

La saga épique à l'origine de la série Netflix The Last KingdomServir ou régner ?Alors que la bataille pour l'Angleterre fait rage, Uhtred, guerrier, païen et ennemi juré des Vikings, se trouve à la croisée des chemins. Même si on lui a offert une couronne, il reste un homme de parole. Une parole qu'il a donnée au roi Alfred le Grand, qui rêve d'une Angleterre délivrée du joug des Vikings. Alors quand son souverain lui ordonne de reprendre Londres de l'ennemi et de l'offrir à son beau-fils Æthelred, un homme faible qui n'a rien d'un guerrier, Uhtred obéit... à regret. Car l'épouse d' Æthelred n'est autre que la fougueuse fille du roi, et son destin est intimement lié à celui d'Uhtred... qui devra choisir entre la voie du devoir et celle du coeur. Une fresque flamboyante mêlant bravoure, trahison, sens du devoir et combats au coeur de l'une des périodes les plus fascinantes de l'Histoire. « Game of Thrones dans le monde réel. » The Observer« Un petit miracle littéraire : année après année, Cornwell nous offre les romans historiques les plus passionnants et accessibles de sa génération. » Daily Mail

Le chant de l'épée

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