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A review by dmcke013
1356 by Bernard Cornwell
3.0
After a long break, Cornwell returns to his medieval version of Richard Sharpe (i.e. Thomas of Hookton) in his latest novel set during the 100 years War between France and England.
Like the previous books featuring this character (Harlequin,Vagabond and Heretic)), this takes as its premise the search for another relic - this time, the sword that Peter used to cut an ear off the night Jesus was arrested - and builds that into the historical events of the time. Like Harlequin, this novel ends in one of the most famous battles of the war: this time, that of Poitiers (which is where the '1356' of the title comes from - the year in which that was fought).
I must confess I actually found the opening chapter - one part in particular - to be a little bit on the gory side. I also found it a bit harder to get into than normal for a Cornwell book, although that might simply be because I wasn't really getting the time to sit down and get a good read at it!
Like the previous books featuring this character (Harlequin,Vagabond and Heretic)), this takes as its premise the search for another relic - this time, the sword that Peter used to cut an ear off the night Jesus was arrested - and builds that into the historical events of the time. Like Harlequin, this novel ends in one of the most famous battles of the war: this time, that of Poitiers (which is where the '1356' of the title comes from - the year in which that was fought).
I must confess I actually found the opening chapter - one part in particular - to be a little bit on the gory side. I also found it a bit harder to get into than normal for a Cornwell book, although that might simply be because I wasn't really getting the time to sit down and get a good read at it!