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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 4,441 copies, 144 reviews
The Winter King 3,567 copies, 98 reviews
The Pale Horseman 2,838 copies, 69 reviews
The Archer's Tale 2,698 copies, 54 reviews
Lords of the North 2,520 copies, 46 reviews
Agincourt 2,353 copies, 94 reviews
Enemy of God 2,215 copies, 43 reviews
Sharpe's Tiger 2,203 copies, 48 reviews
Excalibur 2,173 copies, 37 reviews
Sword Song: The Battle for London 2,108 copies, 42 reviews
Vagabond 1,950 copies, 33 reviews
Stonehenge 1,862 copies, 51 reviews
Heretic 1,829 copies, 36 reviews
The Burning Land 1,709 copies, 32 reviews
Sharpe's Rifles 1,704 copies, 20 reviews
Sharpe's Triumph 1,660 copies, 32 reviews
Sharpe's Eagle 1,653 copies, 27 reviews
Sharpe's Trafalgar 1,487 copies, 31 reviews
Sharpe's Fortress 1,475 copies, 20 reviews
Sharpe's Gold 1,302 copies, 21 reviews
Death of Kings 1,296 copies, 29 reviews
Sharpe's Prey 1,293 copies, 25 reviews
Sharpe's Havoc 1,247 copies, 17 reviews
Sharpe's Company 1,224 copies, 18 reviews
Sharpe's Waterloo 1,192 copies, 16 reviews
Sharpe's Sword 1,180 copies, 15 reviews
Gallows Thief 1,151 copies, 34 reviews
Sharpe's Escape 1,117 copies, 17 reviews
Sharpe's Enemy 1,117 copies, 10 reviews
Sharpe's Battle 1,110 copies, 14 reviews
Sharpe's Honour 1,051 copies, 7 reviews
Sharpe's Regiment 1,033 copies, 12 reviews
Sharpe's Siege 1,028 copies, 7 reviews
Sharpe's Revenge 1,024 copies, 9 reviews
Sharpe's Fury 1,023 copies, 17 reviews
The Pagan Lord 1,003 copies, 30 reviews
Sharpe's Devil 1,002 copies, 12 reviews
1356 937 copies, 36 reviews
Rebel 876 copies, 18 reviews
The Empty Throne 868 copies, 20 reviews
Warriors of the Storm 754 copies, 16 reviews
The Flame Bearer 695 copies, 15 reviews
Copperhead 597 copies, 5 reviews
Redcoat 526 copies, 8 reviews
Battle Flag 525 copies, 2 reviews
The Bloody Ground 519 copies, 5 reviews
Fools and Mortals: A Novel 475 copies, 23 reviews
War of the Wolf 469 copies, 14 reviews
Sharpe's Skirmish 410 copies, 2 reviews
Sword of Kings 393 copies, 11 reviews
A Crowning Mercy 344 copies, 8 reviews
War Lord 308 copies, 13 reviews
Fallen Angels 262 copies, 6 reviews
Stormchild 243 copies, 4 reviews
Wildtrack 238 copies, 1 review
Sea Lord 224 copies, 5 reviews
Scoundrel 210 copies, 5 reviews
Crackdown 200 copies, 1 review
Sharpe's Assassin 185 copies, 5 reviews
Sharpe's Story 113 copies, 6 reviews
Sharpe's Ransom {story} 34 copies, 1 review
Sharpe's Christmas 8 copies, 1 review
Vinterkungen 6 copies
Traidor 4 copies
Vargens krig 2 copies
Krigsherre 1 copy
Inimigo 1 copy
HERETIKU 3 1 copy
ARLEKINI 1 1 copy
Strzelcy 1 copy
2003 1 copy
A lobogó 1 copy
A lázadó 1 copy
Lieutenant Hornblower (Introduction, some editions) 2,259 copies, 45 reviews
Scaramouche (Introduction, some editions) 1,678 copies, 51 reviews
A Ship of the Line (Introduction, some editions) 1,676 copies, 28 reviews
The Sea-Hawk (Introduction, some editions) 603 copies, 19 reviews
Mr. Midshipman Hornblower / Lieutenant Hornblower / Hornblower and the… (Introduction, some editions) 381 copies, 5 reviews
Longbow: A Social and Military History (Foreword) 183 copies, 5 reviews
The Mammoth Book of Sword and Honour (Introduction) 47 copies, 1 review
A Dorset Rifleman: The Recollections of Benjamin Harris (Foreword, some editions) 28 copies, 1 review
MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History — Spring 1998 (Author "Just a Backwoods Skirmish") 15 copies
The Cruise (Contributor) 14 copies
Livros condensados (Author) 4 copies

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