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The Grail Quest, Book 1

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By: Bernard Cornwell
Narrated by: Andrew Cullum
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The first book in Bernard Cornwell’s bestselling GRAIL QUEST series, in a bright and bold repackage.

The year is 1342. The English, led by Edward III, are laying waste to the French countryside. The army may be led by the King, but it is the archers, the common men, who are England’s secret weapon. The French know them as Harlequins.

Thomas of Hookton is one of these archers. But he is also on a personal mission: to avenge his father’s death and retrieve a stolen relic. Thomas begins a quest that will lead him through fields smeared with the smoke of fires set by the rampaging English, until at last the two armies face each other on a hillside near the village of Crécy.

©2000 Bernard Cornwell (P)2014 HarperCollins Publishers Limited
Epic Epic Fantasy Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Small Town & Rural War & Military Fantasy England France
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‘Crackling with good deeds, fine characters and sparkling set pieces, it confirms yet again Cornwell’s reputation for masterly historical novels’ DAILY MAIL

‘It is all spectacular, rattling good stuff: war and torture; love, lust and loss’ THE TIMES

‘The battle scenes, as always, are masterful; and the vignettes of everyday living, in times of extreme hardship, have the ring of simple truth’ SUNDAY TELEGRAPH

‘A very fine writer’ ECONOMIST

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A complex weave

The story is quite complex but incredibly adroit in it's handling of many story lines. The way in which the characters cross the lines between the French and the English is particularly engrossing.

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Excellently read and story keeping the reader occupied all the time. Good pace and history

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Excellent!

I loved this book... and it's the second time I've listened to it! Now for Vagabond... again

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One thing that I have noticed

Across a range of the author Cornwell books, he uses the word “bastard” a lot to a point it’s insufferable, and no longer even funny. It’s makes a lot of his books sound similar. I enjoyed this book, it’s good.

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Excellent story, great narration

Impossible to pause - an excellent story and very well read. Diverse accents and tempo expertly captured

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The battle scenes.

Loved Will Skeet. A real page turner. Enjoyed the very slow revelations of the family connections.

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Good story, bad editing

Great story but it's badly edited. Many sentences at the start of new chapters are clipped short, starting mid sentence.

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Loved it

I got through this story in a week. I just couldn't stop listening and wanting to know what happened next.
I think I'm a bit in love with Thomas.
Bernard Cromwell is fast becoming my favourite author.

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brilliant, historically accurate and entertaining

another brilliant bernard cornwell book!! great characters and great action! looking forward to following these characters in the next book!

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gripping and a wonderful story well told.

Bernard Cornwall is an amazing writer and this book doesn't disappoint. a gripping and exciting book.

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