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Harlequin
- The Grail Quest, Book 1
- Narrated by: Andrew Cullum
- Length: 14 hrs and 49 mins
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Summary
The first book in Bernard Cornwell’s bestselling GRAIL QUEST series, in a bright and bold repackage.
The year is 1342. The English, led by Edward III, are laying waste to the French countryside. The army may be led by the King, but it is the archers, the common men, who are England’s secret weapon. The French know them as Harlequins.
Thomas of Hookton is one of these archers. But he is also on a personal mission: to avenge his father’s death and retrieve a stolen relic. Thomas begins a quest that will lead him through fields smeared with the smoke of fires set by the rampaging English, until at last the two armies face each other on a hillside near the village of Crécy.
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‘Crackling with good deeds, fine characters and sparkling set pieces, it confirms yet again Cornwell’s reputation for masterly historical novels’ DAILY MAIL
‘It is all spectacular, rattling good stuff: war and torture; love, lust and loss’ THE TIMES
‘The battle scenes, as always, are masterful; and the vignettes of everyday living, in times of extreme hardship, have the ring of simple truth’ SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
‘A very fine writer’ ECONOMIST
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- Chris Underhill
- 19-01-19
A complex weave
The story is quite complex but incredibly adroit in it's handling of many story lines. The way in which the characters cross the lines between the French and the English is particularly engrossing.
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- David Crocombe
- 23-07-15
Good
Excellently read and story keeping the reader occupied all the time. Good pace and history
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- Lucy Swanton
- 17-09-20
Excellent!
I loved this book... and it's the second time I've listened to it! Now for Vagabond... again
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- Danny
- 13-07-22
One thing that I have noticed
Across a range of the author Cornwell books, he uses the word “bastard” a lot to a point it’s insufferable, and no longer even funny. It’s makes a lot of his books sound similar. I enjoyed this book, it’s good.
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- Amazon Customer
- 14-05-23
Excellent story, great narration
Impossible to pause - an excellent story and very well read. Diverse accents and tempo expertly captured
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- JAC
- 03-04-24
The battle scenes.
Loved Will Skeet. A real page turner. Enjoyed the very slow revelations of the family connections.
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- Stuart Rees
- 03-09-19
Good story, bad editing
Great story but it's badly edited. Many sentences at the start of new chapters are clipped short, starting mid sentence.
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- Kwow
- 12-03-21
Loved it
I got through this story in a week. I just couldn't stop listening and wanting to know what happened next.
I think I'm a bit in love with Thomas.
Bernard Cromwell is fast becoming my favourite author.
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- Stuart Lee
- 09-04-17
brilliant, historically accurate and entertaining
another brilliant bernard cornwell book!! great characters and great action! looking forward to following these characters in the next book!
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- William J. Overall
- 20-03-18
gripping and a wonderful story well told.
Bernard Cornwall is an amazing writer and this book doesn't disappoint. a gripping and exciting book.
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