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  • The Winter King

  • The Warlord Chronicles, Book 1
  • By: Bernard Cornwell
  • Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
  • Length: 19 hrs and 55 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (1,555 ratings)
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The Winter King

By: Bernard Cornwell
Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
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Summary

FROM THE NO. 1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF WAR LORD COMES AN EPIC RETELLING OF THE ARTHURIAN LEGEND

In the Dark Ages, a legendary warrior arises to unite a divided land . . .

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Uther, the High King of Britain, is dead.

His only heir is the infant Mordred. Yet each of the country's lesser kings seek to claim the crown for themselves.

While they squabble and spoil for war, a host of Saxon armies gather, preparing for invasion.

But no one has counted on the fearsome warlord Arthur.

Handed 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 gates.

Yet destiny awaits him . . .

From the epic and bestselling author who has gripped millions.

©1995 Bernard Cornwell (P)2014 HarperCollins Publishers Limited

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wonderful story

it's a wonderfully entertaining detailed story that keeps you gripped and interested until the very end

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Simply Amazing

In my opinion the greatest work by Mr Cornwell - a fantastically paced series with engrossing characters. Derfel is (unlike Uhtred) a man we can empathise with and we follow his tale as a young boy to an old man. There's a great hook too which you pick up in the first chapter - the answer to which is teased subtly throughout. I read this series pretty much every year and now i can listen to it as well. Really well narrated and nigh on perfect.

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If you have the slightest interest in Arthuriana....

An extraordinary reimagining of the Arthur legend, set in fifth century Britain. All the characters are here, but stripped of all the nonsense that has accumulated around them over the years, and in some cases fundamentally altered - in a good way! Fifth century Britain is brought alive for readers of quality historical fiction. And the reading is impeccable. Highly recommended.

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A good listen

This is a very long story which took me through many hours of gardening with my earphones in during the summer. The overall story was good, although if I had been reading a book I may have flicked through a few pages of battle descrptions to move the story alng a bit, that's just personal taste. Excellent narration, which really brought the characters alive. I will search for Jonathan Keeble again to listen to.

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A story brought to life

I read this book nearly thirty years ago and enjoyed it then. That enjoyment has been enhanced a hundredfold by the superb narration of Jonathan Keeble

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An exciting and engaging tale

A different take on the Arthurian legends, but one that is believable and relatable, this is a marvellous tale filled with treachery, betrayal, battle, love and power. The narrator was perfect in my opinion, had the right accent(s), tone and pitch. Thoroughly recommended for fans of historical fiction.

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Great story and excellently voiced as always.

Excellent, will have to check out more of this authors work. Be good to see a follow up.

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spectacular story

Awesome story again given a whole life of its own by the narration of Jonathan Keeble.

Will definitely read the other books in the trilogy.

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Loved it.

Loved this book, and the narrator, great range of voices for each character (even if the Irish accent was a little off at times haha)

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Best audio book ever!

What a narator.. what a novel.. the details are so vivid and the magic of superstition is all around... If Artur ever existed. this his his true tale.. well done Mr Bernard Cornwell..

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