Bernard Cornwell was born in London, raised in Essex and worked for the BBC for eleven years before meeting Judy, his American wife. Denied an American work permit he wrote a novel instead and has been writing ever since. He and Judy divide their time between Cape Cod and Charleston, South Carolina.
Praise for THE PAGAN LORD:`Tense, powerful, compulsive' THE TIMES`Bernard Cornwell is always in full command of his material and The Pagan Lord provides his usual pleasures of a strong narrative, vigorous action and striking characterisation' SUNDAY TIMESPraise for Bernard Cornwell:`The best battle scenes of any writer I've ever read, past or present. Cornwell really makes history come alive' George R.R. Martin`Cornwell draws a fascinating picture of England as it might have been before anything like England existed' THE TIMES`He's called a master storyteller. Really he's cleverer than that' TELEGRAPH`A reminder of just how good a writer he is' SUNDAY TIMES`Nobody in the world does this better than Cornwell' Lee ChildThis is a magnificent and gory work' Daily Mail'The historical blockbuster of the year' EVENING STANDARD`A runaway success' OBSERVER`A master of storytelling' SUNDAY TELEGRAPHThis is typical Cornwell, meticulously researched, massive in scope, brilliant in execution' NEWS OF THE WORLD