Pagan Lord

Bernard Cornwell was born in London, raised in Essex andworked for the BBC for eleven years before meeting Judy, hisAmerican wife. Denied an American work permit he wrote anovel instead and has been writing ever since. He and Judydivide their time between Cape Cod and Charleston, SouthCarolina.

THE PAGAN LORD – 'The Times books of the Year 2013' pick'A tense, powerful and compulsive story' THE TIMES'Strong narrative, vigourous action and striking characterisation, Cornwell remains king of the territory he has staked out as his own' SUNDAY TIMES'Blood, divided loyalties and thundering battles' THE TIMES'A violent, absorbing historical saga, deeply researched and thoroughly imagined' WASHINGTON POSTPraise for Bernard Cornwell:‘The best battle scenes of any writer I’ve ever read, past or present. Cornwell really makes history come alive’ George R.R. Martin‘Cornwell draws a fascinating picture of England as it might have been before anything like England existed’ THE TIMES‘He’s called a master storyteller. Really he’s cleverer than that’ TELEGRAPH‘A reminder of just how good a writer he is’ SUNDAY TIMES‘Nobody in the world does this better than Cornwell’ Lee ChildThis is a magnificent and gory work' Daily Mail'The historical blockbuster of the year' EVENING STANDARD‘A runaway success’ OBSERVER‘A master of storytelling’ SUNDAY TELEGRAPHThis is typical Cornwell, meticulously researched, massive in scope, brilliant in execution’ NEWS OF THE WORLD