Wild Woila reviewed The Winter King by Bernard Cornwell (The Warlord Chronicles, #1)
The tale begins in Dark Age Britain, a land where Arthur has been banished and …
Life is squalid & brutal, with Arthur a shining hope
4 stars
A realist telling of the Arthurian legend. With the Romans gone, Britain is failing: its gods weak, its kingdoms squabbling, beset on both side by the conquering Irish and Saxons. Life is squalid & brutal, with Arthur a shining hope, but neither he, nor anyone else, is as perfect as he seems.
Reading time 4 days, 122 pages/day