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Bernard Cornwell was born in London, England, on February 23, 1944, and came to the United States in 1980. He received a B.A. from the University of London in 1967. Cornwell served as producer of the British Broadcasting Corporation from 1969-1976. After this he was head of current affairs for BBC-TV in Belfast, Northern Ireland. In 1979 he became editor of television news for Thames Television of London. Since 1980 he has been a freelance writer. he lives with his wife on Cape Cod. Cornwell's Sharpe series, adventure stories about a British soldier set in the Peninsula War of 1808-1814, are built on the author's interest in the Duke of Wellington's army. Titles include Sharpe's Rifles, Sharpe's Revenge, Sharpe's Siege, Sharpe's Regiment, and Sharpe's Waterloo. The Last Kingdom series has ten books. Book ten, The Flame Bearer is on the bestsellers list. He has also written other works including Wildtrack, Killer's Wake, Sea Lord, Stormchild, Rebel, Copperhead, and Battle Flag. His title Death of Kings made The New York Times Best Seller List in 2012 and In 2014 his title The Pagan Lord made the list again. (Bowker Author Biography) — biography from The Last Kingdom… (more)
The Last Kingdom 4,529 copies, 148 reviews
The Winter King 3,655 copies, 99 reviews
The Pale Horseman 2,919 copies, 69 reviews
The Archer's Tale 2,738 copies, 54 reviews
The Lords of the North 2,582 copies, 46 reviews
Agincourt 2,390 copies, 94 reviews
Enemy of God 2,278 copies, 43 reviews
Sharpe's Tiger 2,255 copies, 49 reviews
Excalibur 2,220 copies, 37 reviews
Sword Song: The Battle for London 2,151 copies, 42 reviews
Vagabond 1,983 copies, 33 reviews
Stonehenge 1,886 copies, 51 reviews
Heretic 1,856 copies, 36 reviews
The Burning Land 1,763 copies, 32 reviews
Sharpe's Rifles 1,731 copies, 20 reviews
Sharpe's Triumph 1,702 copies, 32 reviews
Sharpe's Eagle 1,685 copies, 27 reviews
Sharpe's Trafalgar 1,521 copies, 31 reviews
Sharpe's Fortress 1,505 copies, 20 reviews
Death of Kings 1,337 copies, 28 reviews
Sharpe's Gold 1,335 copies, 21 reviews
Sharpe's Prey 1,327 copies, 26 reviews
Sharpe's Havoc 1,279 copies, 18 reviews
Sharpe's Company 1,250 copies, 18 reviews
Sharpe's Waterloo 1,221 copies, 16 reviews
Sharpe's Sword 1,210 copies, 17 reviews
Gallows Thief 1,175 copies, 35 reviews
Sharpe's Escape 1,144 copies, 17 reviews
Sharpe's Enemy 1,142 copies, 10 reviews
Sharpe's Battle 1,137 copies, 14 reviews
Sharpe's Honour 1,075 copies, 7 reviews
Sharpe's Fury 1,054 copies, 17 reviews
Sharpe's Regiment 1,054 copies, 12 reviews
Sharpe's Siege 1,052 copies, 7 reviews
The Pagan Lord 1,042 copies, 30 reviews
Sharpe's Revenge 1,042 copies, 9 reviews
Sharpe's Devil 1,029 copies, 12 reviews
1356 967 copies, 36 reviews
The Empty Throne 901 copies, 19 reviews
Rebel 889 copies, 18 reviews
Warriors of the Storm 785 copies, 16 reviews
The Flame Bearer 727 copies, 15 reviews
Copperhead 603 copies, 5 reviews
Battle Flag 542 copies, 2 reviews
Redcoat 531 copies, 8 reviews
The Bloody Ground 530 copies, 5 reviews
War of the Wolf 502 copies, 14 reviews
Fools and Mortals: A Novel 500 copies, 24 reviews
Sword of Kings 418 copies, 12 reviews
Sharpe's Skirmish 414 copies, 2 reviews
A Crowning Mercy 350 copies, 8 reviews
War Lord 331 copies, 13 reviews
Fallen Angels 266 copies, 6 reviews
Stormchild 249 copies, 4 reviews
Wildtrack 244 copies, 1 review
Sea Lord 226 copies, 5 reviews
Scoundrel 219 copies, 5 reviews
Sharpe's Assassin 209 copies, 5 reviews
Crackdown 201 copies, 1 review
Sharpe's Story 113 copies, 6 reviews
Sharpe's Ransom {story} 38 copies, 1 review
Sharpe's Christmas 8 copies, 1 review
Vinterkungen 6 copies
Traidor 4 copies
Vargens krig 2 copies
Krigsherre 1 copy
HERETIKU 3 1 copy
ARLEKINI 1 1 copy
Inimigo 1 copy
2003 1 copy
Strzelcy 1 copy
A lázadó 1 copy
A lobogó 1 copy
Lieutenant Hornblower (Introduction, some editions) 2,292 copies, 45 reviews
Scaramouche (Introduction, some editions) 1,707 copies, 53 reviews
A Ship of the Line (Introduction, some editions) 1,704 copies, 29 reviews
Agincourt: The King, The Campaign, The Battle (Introduction, some editions) 994 copies, 17 reviews
The Sea-Hawk (Introduction, some editions) 616 copies, 20 reviews
Mr. Midshipman Hornblower / Lieutenant Hornblower / Hornblower and the… (Introduction, some editions) 385 copies, 5 reviews
Longbow: A Social and Military History (Foreword) 186 copies, 5 reviews
The Mammoth Book of Sword and Honour (Introduction) 48 copies, 1 review
A Dorset Rifleman: The Recollections of Benjamin Harris (Foreword, some editions) 28 copies, 1 review
The Cruise (Contributor) 14 copies
MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History — Spring 1998 (Author "Just a Backwoods Skirmish") 14 copies
Livros condensados (Author) 4 copies

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