Bernard Cornwell
Bernard Cornwell is the most popular writer of historical military fiction working today, best known for his Sharpe's Rifles series about a Napoleonic Wars soldier. His research is impeccable and his battle sequences are among the most viscerally exciting in the genre. He has also written the Saxon Stories about Alfred the Great and the Grail Quest series.
Works
- Sharpe's RiflesBritish riflemen lead guerrilla warfare against French forces during the Peninsular War
- Sharpe's EagleSharpe pursues a French invasion standard while battling enemies and internal military politics
- Sharpe's GoldSharpe and his riflemen hunt for a fortune in gold during the chaos of the Peninsular War
- The Last KingdomSaxon warrior fights to defend England against Viking invasion in the dark ages
- StonehengeEpic prehistory of Britain's most mysterious monument and the conflicts that built it
- Sharpe's RifleBritish riflemen lead guerrilla warfare against French forces during the Peninsular War
- The Pale HorsemanSaxon warrior continues his struggle to unify England against Viking invaders
- AgincourtEnglish and French clash at Agincourt in an epic medieval battle for the throne
- WaterlooFate of Europe hangs on Wellington's final confrontation against Napoleon's forces
- The Lords of the NorthSaxon warrior fights to reclaim his lands and resist Viking domination in medieval England