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Heretic

By: Bernard Cornwell
Narrated by: Andrew Cullum
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A sharp, skilled and utterly fearless archer in the army of King Edward III, young Thomas of Hookton has been making his way through France for three years now, fighting fiercely alongside the English troops. But being a soldier in the great Hundred Years War is only a means to an end: Thomas of Hookton is hot on the trails of the man who brutally slaughtered his father and stole his only treasure - rumored to be the Holy Grail - from the ancient church of Hookton. All Europe wants the grail, and though many doubt it even exists, no one would willingly allow an enemy to find Christendom's most precious relic. To seek revenge and reclaim what's rightfully his, Thomas finds himself in a murderous race with the dangerous black rider who keeps cunningly eluding his grasp.

In the tradition of Ken Follett and Edward Rutherford, Heretic is the third book in Bernard Cornwell's remarkable new series about the search for the Holy Grail.

©2003 Bernard Cornwell (P)2014 HarperCollins Publishers

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So that's what happened to the Grail.

This was a great series to listen to. Heretic, being the third and final book in the series, is packed with action and suspense. Thomas continues the final chapter of his quest in finding the Grail, avenging the deaths of his father and his late wife. In the end Thomas manages to....well I guess you need to listen to the book to find out.

The only bad thing I can say about this book is that this is the end to the series. The narration by Andrew Cullum was outstanding as usual.

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my favorite of the grail quest series

I was sad to be done with this series. i totally enjoyed the narrator. I would like to read more of Thomas of Hookton tales

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A fitting conclusion

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

top 30 but i have a lot of favorites.this one is special because it completes a top five series of all time. the grail series is as a whole fantastic!!!!!

What other book might you compare Heretic to and why?

this book is not unlike any of Bernard Cornwell's historical fictions novels.

What about Andrew Cullum’s performance did you like?

Yes, he has a wonderful voice and it fits the period perfectly

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

there were several funny moments and i was sad to hear it end.

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loved it

blends a fantasy story about the grail quest with historical fiction with real and imagined places, characters, wars, events, and lifestyle of many medieval cultures to blend one amazing series. What a heck of a series!

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yes

this series was great. standard cornwell fair of great battles and compelling story and practical as always. get all of these

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Skip this one

Not one of his good ones. Pales in comparison to Agincourt. The reader did what he could with a weak plot.

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Historical Fiction at its Finest

Cornwell delivers,yet another, riveting story that has you on the edge of your seat from start to finish.

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Another great story

I’m a newer reader/listener of Cromwell and have very much enjoyed the series and the narrator.

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Great story

He is one of my two favorite writers. The reader was excellent. What would have been great if he had called pieces of armor by their proper name.

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Great Story

The performances were good. Love the historical explanation at the end of the book. The story was good.

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