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 WAR OF THE WOLF: `Excellent ... Cornwell is masterly' THE TIMES `There can surely be no better writer of historical dramas than Bernard Cornwell' DAILY EXPRESS `Brilliantly described ... Cornwell's many fans can only rejoice' SUNDAY TIMES `Tight plotting, vivid action ... great' INDEPENDENT `Epic ... thrilling' COMPASS MAGAZINE Praise for Bernard Cornwell: 'Strong narrative, vigourous action and striking characterisation, Cornwell remains king of the territory he has staked out as his own' SUNDAY TIMES `Like Game of Thrones, but real' OBSERVER 'Blood, divided loyalties and thundering battles' THE TIMES 'A violent, absorbing historical saga, deeply researched and thoroughly imagined' WASHINGTON POST `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 Child