The Winter King
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The Winter King
| Full title | The Winter King: A Novel of Arthur (The Warlord Chronicles, Book 1) |
|---|---|
| Author | Bernard Cornwell |
| Published | 1995 |
| Pages | 434 |
| Recommended | Once |
| Buy | Amazon |
| Why it’s on the list | The first of Bernard Cornwell’s Warlord Chronicles, retelling Arthur as a fifth-century British warlord rather than a medieval king. |
Where I heard about it
- Replies to @moseskagan — named as a series (“the Winter King series, Arthurian legends, by Cornwell”) when he asked “What historical fiction should I read next? (Bonus points for something involving building or trade, rather than violence)” in his thread, April 2025. The full list of answers is on What historical fiction should I… (tweet).
About this edition
This card is the first volume and stands for the trilogy: The Winter King, Enemy of God, Excalibur.
Connections
- What historical fiction should I… (tweet) — the thread this came out of; the full recovered list lives there.
What links here
Curated by Kyle Harrison. Organized by Claude. Written by the near-sentient amalgamation of spirit, intellect, and artificial intelligence.