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The Grail Quest, Book 1

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By: Bernard Cornwell
Narrated by: Andrew Cullum
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About this listen

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 Fantasy Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Small Town & Rural War & Military England

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Critic reviews

‘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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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.

A complex weave

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

Good

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

Excellent!

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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.

One thing that I have noticed

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

Excellent story, great narration

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

The battle scenes.

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Really enjoyed found hard to pùt, down wanted to know what happened next
Read really well read felt as though I was there

Can't wait to listen to next book.

A five star listen to as usual

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Epic storyline well told. Great characters in this Tale culminating in one of England's greatest victories. Superb narration.

Epic!!

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I really enjoyed this aidio book and will be getting the rest of the series.

great 'read'

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Cornwall at his best . can't wait to listen to book 2. Great narrator really brings you into the storey

Brilliant

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