Crispinian whispering to him in times of personal crisis, Hook has his hands full with the French and defending himself from the vengeance-seeking rapist priest and Melisande's father.
Back on French soil, he fights and slogs his way to Agincourt, where 6,000 Englishmen confront 30,000 French soldiers. With his French prize in tow, he returns to England and signs on with Henry's army as an archer. Nicholas Hook, an English forester, is on the run after interfering with a rapist priest and ends up a mercenary defender at Soissons, where he saves a young and beautiful novitiate, Melisande. Civil War, Cornwell returns to the Hundred Years War era in this action-packed if slightly melodramatic epic about King Henry V and the Battle of Agincourt in 1415. I rate this book 5 out of 5 stars.A literary veteran of the Napoleonic Wars and the U.S. This book is one of the most richly detailed historical fiction books I have ever read. Making the main character an archer just really brings this book to life. The first is that it supposedly rained so much that the mud was almost impossible to fight in. The win could be attributed to a couple of things. Bernard Cornwell has a deep understanding of this battle. –And if anyone screams spoilers…come on, this battle happened 600 years ago. Based on the statistics of the battle, the English shouldn’t have won. The siege and battle are written with such detail you feel as if you are fighting in the mud along with the soldiers.Īgincourt is one of those battles that has been immortalized by William Shakespeare and just in history in general. Having read Bernard Cornwell before, I know how intense his battle scenes are, and he does not disappoint in this book. There are many things that make this book special and one of those is the detail. This book is what I would consider an epic.
This book is not for those who want something fast-paced and superficial.
But if you fight mine, then I fight yours, you understand? We are a company!” Agincourt, Sir John Cornewaille “You fight my battles, Hook,” he punched Hook’s shoulder again, “that’s what I pay you for. “No!” Sir John thrust a gauntleted hand to strike Hook’s shoulder. Nick Hook finds himself an Archer under the command of Sir John Cornewaille. Now, King Henry V is bringing his army to reclaim what is rightfully his. Nick saves a novice named Melisande from rape. However, the siege of Soissons is devastating. He ends up being part of a company in the town of Soissons. This novel introduces Nick Hook who has a family feud with another local family and well as the local priest. Agincourt by Bernard Cornwell is one of his standalone novels. I have read 10 other Bernard Cornwell books and needless to say, I am a fan.
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