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THE WINTER KING - BERNARD CORNWELL TASCHENBUCH

From the No. 1 bestselling author of WAR LORD comes an epic retelling of the Arthurian legend 
which will soon be a major television series on ITV. The all-star cast will include Iain De
Caestecker  Stuart Campbell  Ellie James and Eddie Marsan. In the Dark Ages  a legendary
warrior arises to unite a divided land . . . Uther  the High King of Britain  is dead. His only
heir is the infant Mordred. Yet each of the country's lesser kings seek to claim the crown for
themselves. While they squabble and spoil for war  a host of Saxon armies gather  preparing for
invasion. But no one has counted on the fearsome warlord Arthur. Handed power by Merlin and
pursuing a doomed romance with the beautiful Guinevere  Arthur knows he will struggle to unite
the country - let alone hold back the Saxon enemy at the gates. Yet destiny awaits him . . .
Combining myth  history  and thrilling battlefield action  fans of Game of Thrones  The Last
Kingdom  Conn Iggulden and Merlin will be captivated by this gripping epic. ___________ 'Of all
the books I have written these are my favourites' Bernard Cornwell 'Spellbinding realism' The
Times

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