Agincourt

By: Bernard Cornwell

Narrated by: Charles Keating

Length: 16 hrs and 13 mins

Publisher's summary

Agincourt is classic Cornwell...[with] attention to historical detail, well-paced action, and descriptive writing that is a pleasure to read." (Boston Globe)

Bernard Cornwell, the New York Times best-selling "reigning king of historical fiction" (USA Today), tackles his most thrilling, rich, and enthralling subject yet - the heroic tale of Agincourt. The epic battle immortalized by William Shakespeare in his classic Henry V is the background for this breathtaking tale of heroism, love, devotion, and duty from the legendary author of the Richard Sharpe novels and the Saxon Tales. This extraordinary adventure will captivate from minute one, proving once again and most powerfully, as author Lee Child attests, that "nobody in the world does this stuff better than Cornwell."

©2009 Bernard Cornwell (P)2009 HarperCollins Publishers

Critic reviews

"The greatest writer of historical adventures today." ( Washington Post)
"Nobody in the world does this stuff better than Cornwell. (Lee Child, author of Nothing to Lose)
"Readers who haven't discovered Bernard Cornwell don't know what they are missing....He may well be the best historical novelist writing today -- and Agincourt may well be his best novel yet. (Vince Flynn, author of Extreme Measures)

One of the best books I have ever read

Where does Agincourt rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

This is an excellent read. First book I have read by Cornwell but won't be the last

What was one of the most memorable moments of Agincourt?

The final battle

Captivated me from start to finish!

A story so well told I didn't want to put it away. Definitely recommend this for a relaxing weekend.

great story, intrusive music

I loved the writing and the reading. I hate the music, found it intrusive

Worth every minute

This is my second time through this book, and it was just as gripping as the first time. I’m neither French nor English, so the fictional characters and events were helpful in keeping my interest until the famous battle. Now that I know more about the background, I’m looking forward to reading the sources cited at the end. The music is distracting and unnecessary, but thankfully not excessive. Aside from that the performance is excellent.

an awesome story, finished too fast

I am hooked on the quality of story and reader provided by this author. I don't think he will ever disappoint. his 14 hour book ended too fast, faster than any such length book I have previously read.

A great historical novel!

I thoroughly enjoyed Agincourt by Bernard Cornwell. I like historical novels. You can learn a little about history without getting caught up in the tedium of "facts and statistics". The narrator Charles Keating did a great job! I will look for other books he has narrated. A very enjoyable tale of knights and maidens in the chivalrous age of yester-year.

Cornwell doesn't disappoint

the story is a good as all of Cornwell's novels. The narrationis great. could have done without the trumpets in between the chapters

History Graciously Revisited

The historical importance of the events is well understood for it is more than 600 years now and we are still referring to it as circumstances dictate. In this case, romanticized but, nevertheless, keeping with the tradition and - for all that it is possible to know - the facts that defined it. A very good job indeed.

Sharpe-like

if you like the Richard Sharpe series from the same author you will enjoy this book. the performance is a little flat but bluntly gets the point across.

Cornwell & Keating at their finest!

This unabridged narration of Agincourt is as engaging and entertaining as any of Cornwell's standalone or 3+part book series. Though relatively brief, especially in comparison to the 3-part Archer or 20+part Sharpe series, Cornwell creates a compelling cast of characters and intricate storyline. Despite the rather unusual saintly intervention of St. Crispin, as an actual speaking character & plot driving force (Cornwell tends to avoid superstitious explanations for plot developments), I found this one of his better standalone novels.
FYI, Read the "Archer" series if you enjoy learning more about how the English long bow greatly influenced medieval military strategy & history.