Harlequin The Grail Quest Book 1 (Audible Audio Edition) Bernard Cornwell Tim PigottSmith HarperCollins Publishers Limited Books
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Harlequin is the first in an epic new series, introducing a splendid hero, against the backdrop of Europe in the Hundred Years' War. In the 14th century the English were just beginning to discover their national identity, and one of the strongest elements of this was the overwhelming success in battle of the English bowmen, where England's archers crossed the Channel to lay a country to waste. Thomas of Hookton was one of those archers.
When his village is sacked by French raiders, Thomas escapes from his father's ambition to become a wild youth who delights in the opportunities which war offers - for fighting, for revenge and for friendship. But Thomas is hounded by his conscience. He has made a promise to God to retrieve a relic stolen in the raid from Hookton's church.
The search for the relic leads him into a world where lovers become enemies; enemies become friends; and always, somewhere beyond the horizon that is smeared with the smoke of fires set by the rampaging English army, a terrible enemy awaits him. That enemy would harness the power of Christendom's greatest relic - the grail itself.
In this, the first book of a new series, Thomas begins the quest that will lead him through the fields of France, until at last the two armies face each other on a hillside near the village of Crécy.
Harlequin The Grail Quest Book 1 (Audible Audio Edition) Bernard Cornwell Tim PigottSmith HarperCollins Publishers Limited Books
Bernard Cromwell is a wonderful author. I find myself getting lost in his novels.. His novels are action-packed, romantic and suspenseful. I've read many of his Richard Sharpe novels. Unlike the Sharpe novels, the Grail Quest has a beginning, a middle and an end to the series. While it appears his novels are written to a formula: alpha male-battles-tragic romances, the plots never get old. I look forward to reading more books by Mr. Cromwell. As proliftic a writer as he is, I am sure there are more stories on the way.Product details
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Harlequin The Grail Quest Book 1 (Audible Audio Edition) Bernard Cornwell Tim PigottSmith HarperCollins Publishers Limited Books Reviews
I have read several of Bernard Cornwell's books. I have enjoyed reading all of them. They seem to be historically accurate regarding the lives of people during the time period. To me the characters' development is well done and contributes a lot to the story. There do seem to be several unusual coincidences, where characters just happen to be in the same place at the same time, but they are well done and an interesting part of the story.
In this particular book I enjoyed the battles and a glimpse inside the lives of Nobles and Royals. Cornwell does an excellent job of describing ry details, but the story flows so well it isn't overbearing. Overall I liked the mixture of medieval battles, a treasure hunt, and the comradery of the characters.
This is a good story. I'm a Cornwell fan in that I like his ability to tell a story that is interwoven with history with interesting characters embroiled in conflict. You'll get all of that with The Archer's Tale. I was drawn to the author because I enjoyed reading the Sharpe series. I purchased The Archer's Tale on that basis. It is a quick read, full of action and packed with historical context. If you're a Sharpe fan you'll find a lot of similarity in the characters and the formation of the plot in each series. They are different stories but there are some familiar trappings contained in each. I like the book. I recommend it. It is a few hours of inexpensive entertainment.
Thomas, a skilled archer with the English longbow, seeks to find and recover the lance of St. George, a relic owned by his father’s French family for generations. Following his father’s murder and the theft of the relic by the Veilles of France, he joins the English army as an archer as King Edward seeks to re-claim the throne of France for his family. Thomas seeks to recover the relic, first mistaking his enemy for a French knight as he falls in love with the Blackbird defending a French town. Though he loses the French woman after he rescues her, at the battle of Caen he finds another person needing the protection his long bow affords. The storyline is brought to a temporary pause following the battle of Crecy. Cornwell’s reputation for riveting battle scenes is well deserved as blood and guts spurt onto the green French grass and enemies who have long sought each other are finally close to satisfaction.
As always loved the stories by Bernard Cornwell. His characters are really interesting, both fiction and real. The description of the times and especially the description of battles are so real, you feel like your there, even 100rds of years in the past. His research into the historical past are what makes his books so great.
Having read a good chunk of the Sharpe Series by Bernard Cornwell, and really enjoying them. I thought that this would be a great chance to branch out into his other series to see if they equal the previous work. I don't know what it was specifically that just drained me of really enjoying this book. Whether it was the chapters dedicated to exposition on the main characters or the fact that there was an introduction of a major plot point in chapter one that really doesn't pick up until well after 50% of the book is going. The battle scenes are on par with other Cornwell books that I have read and most of the character motivations, background, and even sidekicks are quick sanding of his characters that I read in the Sharpe series. Just enough changes to make it seem like they are new. This book just didn't pull me in and make me want to keep reading it. It was more, as I read the book, as if the Cornwell had a premise and stumbled his way into some historical events, forgetting the setup way back in the 1st chapter until it was vital to bring it around again right near the end. The ending was jarring and surprising, not in a good way; but more as if "How the heck did we get here?!?!!? Who are these people again?!?!?!" sort of befuddled way.
Your own mileage may vary for this book, but I don't think I will finish this series and dread picking up another one of Cornwell's other series outside of the Sharpe.
Cornwell's usually good story telling has not failed to transport the reader back to the 14th century struggle between England and France. Nor does he fail to bring us characters of that era to whom we can relate to, whether we root for them or hate them. I ordered and read the entire Grail Quest series. Typical of the author's other series, many of the characters in the novels are historical figures, into whose presence, triumphs and defeats he places his fictional hero, through whose eyes we get to experience some of what it was like in those portentous times. Having read the entire series over the course of several weeks, I then re-read the author's, "Agincourt", which is set barely half a century later. I highly recommend all.
I appreciate the author's knowledge of history but this story is very weak on character development and over the top on describing in graphic detail the battle scenes, which take up most of the story. My husband and I have both read the complete Saxon tales (starting with the Last Kingdom) which are also filled with graphic violence, but we feel that the characters are more developed than in the Archer. I still plan to read the second book in the Archer series to see if the fictional part of the story line becomes more interesting.
Bernard Cromwell is a wonderful author. I find myself getting lost in his novels.. His novels are action-packed, romantic and suspenseful. I've read many of his Richard Sharpe novels. Unlike the Sharpe novels, the Grail Quest has a beginning, a middle and an end to the series. While it appears his novels are written to a formula alpha male-battles-tragic romances, the plots never get old. I look forward to reading more books by Mr. Cromwell. As proliftic a writer as he is, I am sure there are more stories on the way.
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