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The Last Kingdom

Oct 10, 2015 16:27

Regular readers of this Not A Blog will know that I am a big fan of historical fiction, especially medieval historical fiction. Nigel Tranter, Maurice Druon, Thomas B. Costain, Sharon Kay Penman, Cecelia Holland... and especiall Bernard Cornwell, who writes the best battles of any writer who has ever lived ( Read more... )

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The Warrior Chronicles/Saxon Stories zaafsta October 11 2015, 05:48:35 UTC

Does that mean this show will be based on the The Warrior Chronicles/Saxon Stories by Bernard Cornwell?

Re: The Warrior Chronicles/Saxon Stories mariefoxprice October 11 2015, 08:26:02 UTC

Yes it will.

Re: The Warrior Chronicles/Saxon Stories mamculuna October 11 2015, 13:12:54 UTC

It definitely is based on that. The pilot was Uhtred's childhood, and I really liked it. Plenty of gore, if that appeals--unlike GRRM, I usually scan through battle scenes. I like the history, the plotting and interpersonal, better, but thought the pilot did both well.

Re: The Warrior Chronicles/Saxon Stories zaafsta October 13 2015, 05:26:45 UTC

I plan to read The Warlord Chronicles (The Winter King, Enemy of God etc) first before starting this series, because I read somewhere that said The Warlord Chronicles was Cornwell's favourite or something.
Have you read The Warlord Chronicles? How does the The Warrior Chronicles/Saxon Stories compare?

Re: The Warrior Chronicles/Saxon Stories grrm October 13 2015, 23:56:08 UTC

I like all of Cornwell's work, but the Saxon stories are right up there with Sharpe as my personal favorites.

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