The first book in Bernard Cornwell's bestselling series on the American Civil War.

 It is summer 1861. The armies of North and South stand on the brink of America's civil war.

 Nathanial Starbuck, jilted by his girl and estranged from his family, arrives in the capital of the Confederate South, where he enlists in an elite regiment being raised by rich, eccentric Washington Faulconer.

 Pledged to the Faulconer Legion, Starbuck becomes 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.

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A dramatic new departure for international bestselling author Bernard Cornwell, FOOLS AND MORTALS takes us into the heart of the Elizabethan era, long one of his favourite periods of British history.

 'With all the vivid history that is his trademark, Bernard Cornwell transports the readers to the playhouses, backstreets and palaces of Shakespeare's London with added depth and compassion' Philippa Gregory

 In the heart of Elizabethan England, young Richard Shakespeare dreams of a glittering career in the London playhouses, dominated by his older brother, William. But as a penniless actor with a silver tongue, Richard's onetime gratitude begins to sour, as does his family loyalty.

 So it is that Richard falls under suspicion when a priceless manuscript goes missing, forcing him into a high-stakes game of duplicity and betrayal, and through the darkest alleyways of the city.

 In this richly portrayed tour de force, Fools and Mortals takes you among the streets and palaces, scandals and rivalries, and lets you stand side-by-side with the men and women of Bernard Cornwell's masterful Elizabethan London.

Fools and Mortals

A lost legacy puts one of England's great families in mortal peril .

 Lazen Castle, home to the much-envied Lazender family, is a house under siege. The heir is abroad, pursuing his own adventures, so the family estates fall under the control of his sister, Campion. Meanwhile, The Fallen Angels, a powerful and dangerous secret society in Europe, need the Lazender fortune to bring their rebellion to England.

 Surrounded by deceit, Campion draws ever closer to a subtle trap that has been laid for her, her only hope being Gypsy - her brother's aloof horse-master, whose loyalties have always been uncertain.

 In this powerful blend of passion, adventure and intrigue, the second chronicle of the great Lazender family comes to life.

Fallen Angels

Go with God and Fight Like the Devil. The remarkable new novel by Britain's master storyteller, which culminates at the Battle of Poitiers.

 1356: France stands alert to danger. The English army, victorious at the battle of Crécy and led by the Black Prince, is invading and the French are hunting them down. The bloodiest battles of the Hundred Years War are yet to be fought.

 Thomas of Hookton, an English archer, becomes trapped withhis outnumbered army. And here, near the town of Poitiers, an extraordinary confrontation will ignite one of the greatest battles of all time.

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La saga épique à l'origine de la série Netflix The Last KingdomAu IXe siècle, les féroces Vikings débarquent sur le sol saxon, avides de conquête et de destruction. Aucun royaume ne résiste au raz-de-marée barbare, à l'exception d'un seul. Bientôt le destin de toute l'Angleterre - et le cours de l'Histoire elle-même - reposera sur les épaules d'un homme. Uhtred, un jeune guerrier saxon aux origines nobles déchiré entre deux vies, deux voies, deux peuples : celui des Vikings qui l'ont élevé comme l'un des leurs après l'avoir arraché à sa famille, et celui de son sang et de ses origines...Une fresque flamboyante mêlant bravoure, trahison, loyauté et combats au coeur de l'une des périodes les plus fascinantes de l'Histoire.
 « Game of Thrones dans le monde réel. » The Observer

Les Chroniques saxonnes, T1 : Le Dernier Royaume

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

 Welcome to The Last Kingdom

 Discover the first book in the epic, bestselling series that has gripped millions.

 A hero will be forged from this broken land.

 In a land torn apart by conflict, an orphan boy has come of age. Raised by the Vikings, deadly enemies of his own Saxon people, Uhtred is a fierce and skilled warrior who kneels to no-one.

 Alfred - Saxon, king, man of god - fights to hold the throne of the only land still resisting the pagan northerners.

 Uhtred and Alfred's fates are tangled, soaked in blood and blackened by the flames of war. Together they will change history.

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 This is the ultimate collection: the first six books in the epic and bestselling series that has gripped millions.

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 THE LAST KINGDOM, THE PALE HORSEMAN, THE LORDS OF THE NORTH, SWORD SONG, THE BURNING LAND, DEATH OF KINGS.

 Uhtred, born into Saxon aristocracy in ninth-century Northumbria is orphaned at ten. He is captured and adopted by a Dane and taught the Viking ways. Yet Uhtred's fate is indissolubly bound up with Alfred, King of Wessex, who rules over the only English kingdom to survive the Danish assault.

 The Last Kingdom Series is an epic series from the master of historical fiction, that tells the tale of Alfred the Great, his descendants, and the Viking enemies they face. The struggle between the English and the Danes and the strife between Christianity and paganism is the background to this outstanding series of how England was made - and very nearly lost.

The Last Kingdom Series Books 1-6

La saga épique à l'origine de la série Netflix The Last Kingdom Servir 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 à 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

Les Chroniques saxonnes Tome 4

La campagne de Vitoria, février à juin 1813. En ce printemps 1813, le commandant Richard Sharpe fonde de grands espoirs sur la nouvelle offensive militaire de l'armée britannique en Espagne. Mais la victoire finale repose sur la fragile alliance entre l'Espagne et la Grande-Bretagne, une alliance qui doit être maintenue à tout prix. Pierre Ducos, maître espion de Sa Majesté l'Empereur, va cependant tout mettre en oeuvre pour saborder les relations entre les deux pays et, parallèlement, se venger d'un terrible affront que Richard Sharpe lui a infligé par le passé. Sharpe, mis au ban de l'armée britannique, traqué par les partisans espagnols, pourchassé, par les Français, va devoir puiser dans ses dernières ressources pour dénouer les fils d'un incroyable complot susceptible d'entraîner la dislocation de l'alliance et de ternir à jamais son honneur. Il est encore loin d'imaginer que tous ces événements mèneront à l'une des batailles les plus étonnantes de la guerre de la Péninsule : la bataille de Vitoria.

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