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- Narrated by: Charles Keating
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Publisher's Summary
Agincourt is classic Cornwell...[with] attention to historical detail, well-paced action, and descriptive writing that is a pleasure to read." (Boston Globe)
Bernard Cornwell, the New York Times best-selling "reigning king of historical fiction" (USA Today), tackles his most thrilling, rich, and enthralling subject yet - the heroic tale of Agincourt. The epic battle immortalized by William Shakespeare in his classic Henry V is the background for this breathtaking tale of heroism, love, devotion, and duty from the legendary author of the Richard Sharpe novels and the Saxon Tales. This extraordinary adventure will captivate from minute one, proving once again and most powerfully, as author Lee Child attests, that "nobody in the world does this stuff better than Cornwell."
What the critics say
"Nobody in the world does this stuff better than Cornwell. (Lee Child, author of Nothing to Lose)
"Readers who haven't discovered Bernard Cornwell don't know what they are missing....He may well be the best historical novelist writing today -- and Agincourt may well be his best novel yet. (Vince Flynn, author of Extreme Measures)
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- B. Helwig
- 2023-02-06
Solid story
This came up in my suggested titles after listening to the evening and the morning by Ken Follet. Follet is the glistening and ruling king over the land of historical fiction and it is almost impossible to measure up to his storytelling brilliance. Cornwell does his best but is…alas just an archer. Solid story with excellent performance by Charles keating!
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- Curran E
- 2020-07-03
Great book, well read!
Great book, and the narrator does an excellent job. There are a few artistic liberties taken with the historical narrative, but these are cleared up in the historical note at the end.
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- Evertonian
- 2023-07-10
Great entertainment
Excellent work bringing well known battle to life . Great depiction of life as an archer. Brutal and bloody hand to hand combat . Siege warfare well depicted . I expect to read this again.
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- Becky H.
- 2023-07-07
Great story
Loved it
Well written well read. Brings history to life.
Wonderful author. Looking forward to the next book
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- Laura
- 2022-01-29
Incredible story
The writer provides so much amazing detail about a very true event but what is even more amazing is the narrator who brings every situation to life. this book is not to be missed!
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- Lois
- 2015-08-26
What is WITH that music?
It pains me to give anything less than 5 stars for this book, particularly Keating's narration which is absolutely luscious, nuanced and pitch perfect. So with all that--great story, superb narrator--why did some imbecile of a producer decide to keep interrupting the flow of the story with bombastic, overbearing, overwrought and hyperventilated orchestra music, dropped in (so far as I can tell) utterly at random with no relevance to the current action or the chapter structure or anything else? Seriously dude, I know what emotions to feel about the narrative. The reader is doing a great job. I don't need to be sledge-hammered by this kind of ludicrously inappropriate distraction. I don't know what they thought they were doing but here's a word for it: FAIL.
Must be the same producer who's done this to a couple of other Audibles I've (otherwise) enjoyed. I think maybe one of the Harry Bosch ones? Anyway, whoever you are: please, please please just STOP it.
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- S. Jones
- 2010-03-28
Harsh but Entertaining
"Agincourt" retells the story of the French defeat at the hands of the English made famous in Shakespeare's "Henry V." The author has extensively researched this historical event, and his retelling of it "feels" authentic. The novel also reworks a few familiar scenes from Shakespeare's play, which should satisfy those who have come to love that story. It is extremely captivating and highly believable. I couldn't put it down. I would, however, offer these caveats. The profanity is extreme and relentless, and some characters are grotesque - to put it mildly. The first hour is especially vile, and the descriptions of war are long and graphic. The excellent reader goes a long way in making the harshness palatable.
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- A Fan
- 2009-01-25
Fantastic!
I have almost unknowingly been looking for a book like this for a long time! I am a fan of Stephen Pressfield's historical fiction books and George RR Martin does a great job mixing fiction and reality into his own realm (phenomenally so); but Cornwell does a great job of making his book, although grounded in history, into a story that puts you there in a way that few other historical fictions ever have managed! I am truly in awe! it is worth a read (or listen... the reader is great by the way)! Highly Recommend!
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- Barry S. Sharpnack
- 2009-02-17
Best middle-ages historical novel
This is a novel based on historical events, the French-English battle at Agincourt.
Cornwell is a master of historical perspective, and in Agincourt he develops an incredibly believable environment, both physical and political.
The setting and characters remind me somewhat of "Pillars of the Earth", but Agincourt focuses more on battle and has much more action. I was impressed by the depth of knowledge and description of medieval battle and weaponry; it was educational as well as highly entertaining.
Some historical novels tend to bore me, but Agincourt moved along with a great story, characters, and action.
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- Jonathan
- 2009-04-01
A fabulous and gruesome yarn
I don't often read historical fiction, but I will be returning to this genre soon and often in search of a work approaching the caliber of Agincourt. Cornwell does a marvelous job of fully and viscerally plunging you into life in feudal Europe. His attention to details, from the way longbows and arrows are fashioned to the unimaginable brutality of combat, makes the story utterly gripping. The reader gives an impassioned performance in his depiction of Cornwell's words. This one will really stay with you.
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- David
- 2009-05-07
Engrossing
This book has a slightly different appeal than the Sharpe books for which Cornwell is justly famous. Because it is a one off without the support of a long established central character, it is slightly less rich in its biographical texture, but Nick the archer does not lack for complexity and humanity. As always, Cornwell shines in his ability to create the detail, color and emotional reality of a bygone era. Since a good deal of the book is about combat, the realism may be too much for some readers, but it is always aimed at communicating the truth of the moment rather than at its shock value. If you like Patrick O'Brian, you are pretty much a lock to love Cornwell. Exhaustively researched and meticulously recreated both physically and emotionally.
No review of this book would be complete without a bow to the narration which raises it from four to five stars. Brilliant work.
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- Vincent
- 2009-03-29
I felt like I was there!
Excellent story in a great historical setting. I loved the characters and shared the danger. This is the best audible book I've heard this year and will be looking for more of this author's works. The violence is graphic but I think it's good not to gloss over medieval combat. Otherwise, we fall into the danger of both romanticize it and losing the historical authenticity.
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- Kristina
- 2009-11-19
Can't get enough of this story
I have listened to this story three times over the past year and love it every time!!
The narrator is the so great; all of his voices are spot on. Mr. Keating has the ability to give subtle nuance to different characters; even his female voices sound right, somehow.
But the story is a terrific mix of history and battle theory, study on archery, small town boy against the world overcomes all with a bit of romance. I can't fault it - save that I wanted it to be three times longer!
If you are bothered by rough language or gory details, this book might not be for you. If you appreciate a straight-forward, well written, well narrated historical fiction, download away!
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- Annette
- 2011-12-01
Love me a little Medievalism
Sometimes i get a little medieval and what i like best is when a story is as true to history as possible - yet still weaves in enough fiction to capture the essence of life. This one does it well with a narrator who keeps it flowing well. As for violence, well - it was a violent age. I found it not too heavy, not too light. I may dig into the author's reccommended sources for some more of the history, but he did a great job of skimming over the complexities of politics and relating some human interest into the time period.
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- Jason
- 2009-07-31
Simply Perfect
This was simply the most amazingly written, perfectly narrated tale I've ever surrendered to. Delicious, funny (the first time we meet Sir John is alone worth the entire purchase price), brutal, and detailed. I simply could not ingest the book fast enough.
I sit here now, basking in the afterglow of a masterful novel. The book is decidedly graphic, but not unnecessarily so: this book entails medieval warfare. In fact, it so captures the horrors of war that it makes me wonder how humanity ever crawled out of the Middle Ages alive.
The characterization in the novel is brilliant. And the characters are completely engaging.
Above all, though, I loved Sir John. Not only is he one of the most humorously written historical figures, but the sheer delight of Charles Keating's characterization is stupendous.
My only regret: you can only hear this "for the first time" once. But I will listen to this again and again in the future.
Simply brilliant. Simply perfect.
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