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Id as blud

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I used to read cornwell books when I was 14 and I thought they were amazing. Recently I picked up this book again and had a quick look through and realised why the biggest fans of these books are 40 year old men and 13 year old boys. His books contist of gory battles puncutated by erotica set in a different historical periods with a few dates and a bit of a plot thrown in (13 year old boys liking this formula becuase they are interested in sex and a box and 40 year old boys because perhaps dont get as much sex and excitment as they got when they were in their prime) To be fair this book has a mildy engaging plot but there truly are better books, and authors out there.

Cornwell does it again

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This is the second book in the Arthur series and Cornwell keeps up his amazingly consistant and high standards. This is his take on the Arthur legend, using much more of the 'real' story compared to the legend most of us know now. He has incorporated some modern additions to the legend such as Merlin, Lancelot, the Round Table and Camelot, however being Bernard Cornwell he does not deliver these in a standard way, he has his own twist! I agree a little with the other review on here, he recaps a lot of Book 1 on the assumption it may have been a long time for readers in between books, however if you read them in sequence like I did, it is a little annoying. However this is my only small critiscm, and this book is another historical fiction classic.... leaves Britain in turmoil as usual and cannot wait to finish the 3rd and final in the series....

Enemy of sleep!

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this trilogy held my attention, this book particularly with its indepth look at battles, territory and the like. My criticism, for there is one, remains the same as my criticism of the last book and indeed the overall saga, all that spitting! Endlessly recited. He spat. OK, they did it to avert evil but one would think they spent their lives averting evil as they were spitting at every conceivable moment of their lives. It spoiled an otherwise very good series.

2nd part of the greatest Trilogy ever written

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Continues on from The Winter King and skillfully handles many well known elements of the Arthurian legends such as Tristan, Lancelot and Guineveire's 'romance' and the Grail in a realistic well thought out way. The narrator of the story, Derfel Cadarn,friend of Arthur is on top form and brings to life a very realistic view of life in 500AD. The use of the bitches against the war-dogs during one of the battles against the saxons was brilliant and cunning Merlin and Nimue are again on top Form here. If you can get hold of it try listening to Tim-pigott Smiths audio cassette of this trilogy, he reads it wonderfully and why its not been released on CD yet i dont understand. Highly Recommended

Amazing continuation of a great saga

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After the great "Winter King" here is the equally splendid second part of the trilogy. Bernard Cornwell managed to keep exactly the same very high level of storytelling and all day life and nature description. The story never gets boring and, even for people knowing the story of Saxon invasions and having some knowledge of Arthurian mythos, there are surprises in every chapter. Author's (and narrator's) dislike of Christianism is even stronger in this book that in the previous, so religious people can be somehow schocked, but still it is a great read.