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Number 3 and the last of the Arthur Sagas.Bernard Cornwell kept the bests for last. This book oozes with heroes, undying love and magic most foul.This is Britain in the late 5th and the early 6th centuries. When the Britain’s were under siege from the marauding Saxons who were hell bent on taking as much of Britain as they could. The Saxon’s had to be stopped but this was no easy task. Britain at this time was a land of many small kingdoms and these kingdoms have spent many generations killing e...
Book 1: 3*'sBook 2: 3.5*'sBook 3: 4*'s If you like the tales of Arthur this series is a must and each book gets better. It is probably the darkest and least romanticized version I've read. The endings for a lot of our characters of myth are much less glorious as well then other versions of the tale. This makes them no less compelling and even more so in the more realistic gloom of 6th century what would become England. It's somewhat amazing with all the hatred across kingdoms they ever did manag...
Read this book in 2006, and its the 3rd and final volume of this amazing trilogy.Narrated again by Derfel, now an old monk and then a mighty warrior and servant to Warlord Arthur.This tale is full of war, love, loyalty and betrayal, and its the tale about the famous sword called, Excalibur, which will bring victories and fame to Arthur.After at first having been victorious at Mount Baden, the unity will fall apart, as well as family bliss, nut promises made and other factors combined will be dow...
Bit of a slog through the final third but holy shit what an ending. Weakest in the series imo but I’m glad I saw it through.
Onto the final book in the trilogy & the conclusion.We start C 525AD, again following on with the story right after the prior book.You’ll know all the characters by now so no need to go over them & I’ll not give to much (if any) away, because even if you think you know the legend of Arthur from other stories, films or television this creation by Cornwell has crafted the lore into a credible story which deserves to be read unspoiled & so I think i’ll leave this review at that......... Although......
I now have a YouTube channel that I run with my brother, called 'The Brothers Gwynne'. Check it out - The Brothers Gwynne My expanded review is on BookNest!BookNest “Tell your father” I said, “That I loved him to the end.” Excalibur is the third and final book in The Warlord Chronicles by Bernard Cornwell. It brings about the conclusion of the best Arthurian novels I have ever read. “This tale of Arthur, my Lord, my friend and the deliverer of Britain.” Excalibur was utterly brilliant just li
Per my review of WINTER KING, this is a different take on Arthur, focusing on the legend and the times. And those times were when Briton was desperately fighting itself and trying to hold back the Saxon invasions. The ruins of Roman occupation still remain. In this part of the trilogy Arthur's plans to unite Britain begin to unravel. Merlin is betrayed and former allies of Arthur turn on him or won't assist him as Mordred gathers power. Follows the Arthurian legend in some places but in others i...
“So now I shall write the tale’s ending with my sword beside me and I shall hope that I am given time to finish this tale of Arthur, my Lord, who was betrayed, reviled and, after his departure, missed like no other man was ever missed in all of Britain’s history.”Wow! What a great book. The ending is marvellous and keeps with the legend but yet raises the question of, “did he live?” This is not a book the reader will soon forget. The author converged history with myth, bringing new life into the...
Another great book by Bernard Cornwell!
5 Stars without a doubt. I did not want this book and series to end. What a story! This tale of Arthur will challenge your ability to read any other Camelot story. The characters feel real, the setting believable, the political intrigues constant and the battles gory. A taste of the battle scenes:“It is the beguiling glory of war, the sheer exhilaration of breaking a shield wall and slaking a sword on a hated enemy. I watched Arthur, a man as kind as any I have known, and saw nothing but joy in
The Warlord Chronicles trilogy is hands down the best Arthurian saga I’ve ever had the chance to experience out of all medium."I have to confess that of all the books I have written, these three are my favourites.” – Bernard Cornwell2 months and 20 books after my last 5/5 stars (without rounding up) read, the end to that slump is finally here, for I have found a new addition to my favorite shelves in a genre I rarely ventured. Cornwell has a new fan and this might be a sign for me to dive into m...
DuplicitousExcalibur is the final book of the Warlord Chronicles trilogy and it maintains the excitement, intrigue, conflict and wonderful narrative the first two books led us to expect. The Arthurian legend has never been better told, on any medium. The land is divided into kingdoms and Arthur continues his quest to unite the Britons and repel the Saxons. His mission is noble and is tied to his oath to Uther. “Mordred should be King, we took an oath to make him King, and if we beat the Saxo...
A stunning masterpiece.I feel like I want to write a several page essay about why this book, and this trilogy, is so incredibly good. I walked away from the final book in this Arthurian trilogy, Excalibur, humbled and awestruck at the remarkable accomplishment of characterization achieved. Every character has depth, dimension and enough flesh and bones that I will never forget them. The epic saga that unfolds in these pages is bursting with thematic power, lore, history, romance, bravery, friend...
