saraubs 's review for:

The Winter King by Bernard Cornwell
4.0

Phenomenal Arthurian retelling. Tackling the legend from a historical, rather than fantastic, perspective, the first of Cornwell’s Warlord Chronicles offers up a grim, gruesome, and thoroughly engaging alternative to the classic Arthurian tale.

This is my first experience with Cornwell; pleased to confirm that the battle sequences, close combat, and utterly hateable villains came exactly as advertised.

I docked a star only because it took me a while to settle into the story. I fully expect to love the sequels, which I plan to start immediately. So glad I finally got around to picking this one up!