The Last Kingdom

[grrm]

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

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[girl_on_a_stick]

Conn Iggulden? He's my fav.

Last Kingdom looks great, looking forward to it.

Thank you good sir

[ext_3338676]

I love all of Bernard Cromwell's...almost as much as yours

the last kingdom

[ext_3293987]

i am waiting for that also.George you aways said you love rome what other historical tv shows you watched

[grrm]

I, Claudius was my favorite.

[pdscully]

1) Its awesome you love Cornwell so much. To your point, his battlefield depictions are fantastic and (what i imagine) pretty honest. I love the lack of swordplays and 1v1 stuff, its just straight up, in your face, visceral, killing. No beauty. Blood, body functions, screams, physical...fantastic. Pressfield's Gates of Fire did a good job with that as well...

2) Is it true you're involved in some capacity with I, Claudius and HBO? If so, I've got $100 that says the media (and non readers) will imply your involvement with the production as to why its so violent and intense...however, I don't think your series has quite the insanity and debauchery that Graves described in his books. By the end of I Cladius and much of Claudius the God, as a reader, I became completely desensitized to completely horrific stuff...

The Warrior Chronicles/Saxon Stories

[zaafsta]

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]

Yes it will.

Re: The Warrior Chronicles/Saxon Stories

[mamculuna]

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]

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?