Agincourt

De: Bernard Cornwell

Narrado por: Charles Keating

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

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"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)

Second to None in Story Telling.

A remarkable telling of history and it's account, with a interjection of dramatic fiction that captivates the reader. Awesome.

Yes, it's violent --

It's true that this book is graphic/violent -- I don't know how a novel of war could not be. But it never crosses the line to violence porn (I'm looking at you, Daniel Suarez), and it's a great story, well told. The narration is excellent -- highly recommended.

excellent, but lots of blood and guts

This was a great story. The performance was delightful. I would just say it's got pretty graphic descriptions of violence.

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