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Title: Enemy of God: A Novel of Arthur (The Warlord Chronicles: II) by Bernard Cornwell ISBN: 0-312-18714-9 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 01 June, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.54 (35 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: The Saga Continues
Comment: Enemy of God is the second book of three. The Winter King was the first book in the series. Everything I wrote in my review of The Winter King continues to apply here. Having brought peace to the contentious kindoms of the Britons, Arthur is now faced by hostile Saxons, as well as by factional strife among the Christian population and personal betrayal. The pagentry of mythical Camelot is not here. The reality is a squalid and brutal post-Roman Britain, sliding rapidly into the chaos of the Dark Ages. Fertile ground for an excellent tale. And Cornwell delivers. This book will hold your attention from beginning to end. Highly recommended.
Rating: 4
Summary: Enemy of God
Comment: Excellent continuation to "The Winter King." Cornwell has done a really good job creating the characters for this series. They, in combination with the adventure and romance, make this book thoroughly enjoyable. I am not the fastest reader in the world and work quite a number of hours per day, but I finished this book in less than a week.
This book, as the first, is narrated by Derfel Cadarn (a forgotten personage in Arthurian legend) as a very old monk. He tells his stories of battle as one of Arthur's warlords in Arthurs quest to achieve a peaceful Britain. At the same time he tells the story of the other characters and their life goals, which aren't necessarily the same as Arthurs.
I loved the book. The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is because I liked the other two even better. This is the best series I have ever read. If you are reading this review means that you are interested in this subject -- so go ahead and buy this series, you'll really enjoy it, I promise.
Rating: 4
Summary: A "timely" book
Comment: Given recent world-wide events, this is a fascinating book. It works well on several levels... a well-paced page-turner... a look at the corrupting force of power... a literary work of historical fiction. But what is perhaps most interesting is Cornwell's depiction of religious fanaticism. The historical time depicted in "Enemy of God" is that transition between the polytheist world of paganism and the monotheist world of Christianity. Traditions which, at this point, are second nature to Christians were quite new in AD 400 - 500. Also, as Cornwell points out, Christianity was oftentimes embraced by those who had little to lose in their life. Therefore, their desperation made them willing to sacrifice their lives for the promise of better things in the afterlife. This mindset -- as it does today among religious fanatics of whatever ilk -- led to unnecessarily desperate acts during times of war. After all, what did they have to lose? Cornwell blends all of these facts together with a wonderful story. He diverges from the more traditional Arthur/Lancelot relationship known through the current renditions of Camelot. I look forward to the third -- and concluding -- volume of this trilogy.
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Title: Heretic (CORNWELL, BERNARD) by Bernard Cornwell ISBN: 0060530499 Publisher: HarperCollins Pub. Date: 07 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Stonehenge by Bernard Cornwell ISBN: 0061091944 Publisher: HarperTorch Pub. Date: 01 May, 2001 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Vagabond (Grail Quest Series) by Bernard Cornwell ISBN: 0060532688 Publisher: HarperTorch Pub. Date: 30 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: The Archer's Tale by Bernard Cornwell ISBN: 0060505257 Publisher: HarperTorch Pub. Date: 01 September, 2002 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Sharpe's Christmas by Bernard Cornwell ISBN: 0972222014 Publisher: Sharpe Appreciation Society Pub. Date: 01 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $8.00 |
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