Bernard Cornwell
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CORNWELL, BERNARD, born 1944

Bernard Cornwell

British writer.

Books
53
Editions tracked
60
First editions
51
Nationality
United Kingdom

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Earliest first editionSharpe's EagleCollins, 1981 Most editions trackedExcalibur2 editions
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Bernard Cornwell books in order

In publication order

  1. 1Sharpe's Eagle1981
  2. 2Sharpe's Gold1981
  3. 3Sharpe's Company1982
  4. 4Sharpe's Sword1983
  5. 5Sharpe's Enemy1984
  6. 6Sharpe's Honour1985
  7. 7Sharpe's Regiment1986
  8. 8Redcoat1987
  9. 9Sharpe's Siege1987
  10. 10Sharpe's Rifles1988
  11. 11Sea Lord (The Thrillers #2)1989
  12. 12Sharpe's Revenge1989
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  1. 13Sharpe's Waterloo1990
  2. 14Waterloo1990
  3. 15Sharpe's Devil1992
  4. 16Rebel1993
  5. 17Copperhead1994
  6. 18Battle Flag1995
  7. 19Sharpe's Battle1995
  8. 20The Winter King1995
  9. 21Enemy of God1996
  10. 22The Bloody Ground1996
  11. 23Excalibur1997
  12. 24Sharpe's Tiger1997
  13. 25Sharpe's Fortress1998
  14. 26Sharpe's Triumph1998
  15. 27Sharpe's Skirmish1999
  16. 28Stonehenge1999
  17. 29Sharpe's Trafalgar2000
  18. 30The Archer's Tale2000
  19. 31Gallows Thief2001
  20. 32Sharpe's Prey2001
  21. 33Vagabond (The Grail Quest #2)2002
  22. 34Heretic2003
  23. 35Sharpe's Havoc2003
  24. 36Sharpe's Escape2004
  25. 37The Last Kingdom2004
  26. 38The Pale Horseman2004
  27. 39Sharpe's Fury2006
  28. 40The Lords of the North2006
  29. 41Sword Song2007
  30. 42Agincourt2008
  31. 43The Burning Land2009
  32. 44The Fort2010
  33. 45Death of Kings2011
  34. 4613562012
  35. 47The Pagan Lord2013
  36. 48The Empty Throne2014
  37. 49Warriors of the Storm2015
  38. 50The Flame Bearer2016
  39. 51War of the Wolf2018
  40. 52Sword of Kings2019
  41. 53War Lord2020

By series

Richard Sharpe 19 books
  1. Sharpe's Eagle 1981
  2. Sharpe's Gold 1981
  3. Sharpe's Company 1982
  4. Sharpe's Sword 1983
  5. Sharpe's Enemy 1984
  6. Sharpe's Regiment 1986
All 19 in order →
The Saxon Stories 9 books
  1. The Last Kingdom 2004
  2. The Pale Horseman 2004
  3. The Burning Land 2009
  4. Death of Kings 2011
  5. The Empty Throne 2014
  6. The Flame Bearer 2016
All 9 in order →
The Warlord Chronicles 3 books
  1. The Winter King 1995
  2. Enemy of God 1996
  3. Excalibur 1997
The Grail Quest 3 books
  1. The Archer's Tale 2000
  2. Heretic 2003
  3. 1356 2012
In order

First editions, year by year

  1. 1981Sharpe's EagleCollins
  2. 1981Sharpe's GoldCollins
  3. 1982Sharpe's CompanyCollins
  4. 1983Sharpe's SwordCollins
  5. 1984Sharpe's EnemyCollins
  6. 1985Sharpe's HonourCollins
  7. 1986Sharpe's RegimentHarper
  8. 1987Sharpe's SiegeCollins
  9. 1987RedcoatMichael Joseph
  10. 1988Sharpe's RiflesCollins
  11. 1989Sea LordJoseph
  12. 1989Sharpe's RevengeCollins
  13. 1990Sharpe's WaterlooCollins
  14. 1990WaterlooViking
  15. 1992Sharpe's DevilHarperCollins
  16. 1993RebelHarperCollins
  17. 1994CopperheadHarper Collins
  18. 1995The Winter KingJoseph
  19. 1995Sharpe's BattleHarperCollins
  20. 1995Battle FlagHarperCollins
  21. 1996Enemy of God (Warlord Chronicles)Michael Joseph
  22. 1996The Bloody GroundHarperCollins
  23. 1997Sharpe's TigerHarperCollins
  24. 1997ExcaliburMichael Joseph
  25. 1998Sharpe's TriumphHarper Collins
  26. 1999StonehengeHarper Collins
  27. 2000HarlequinHarper Collins
  28. 2000Sharpe's TrafalgarHarperCollins
  29. 2001Sharpe's PreyHarperCollins
  30. 2001Gallows ThiefHarperCollins
  31. 2002Vagabond (Grail Quest)HarperCollins
  32. 2003HereticHarperCollins
  33. 2003Sharpe's HavocHarperCollins
  34. 2004The Last KingdomHarperCollins
  35. 2004The Pale HorsemanZondervan
  36. 2004Sharpe's EscapeHarperCollins
  37. 2006The Lords of the NorthHarperCollins
  38. 2006Sharpe's Fury; Barrosa, 1811Harper Collins
  39. 2007Sword SongHarperCollins
  40. 2008AzincourtHarperCollins

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What order should I read Bernard Cornwell's books in?

In publication order they begin with Sharpe's Eagle (1981), then Sharpe's Gold (1981) and Sharpe's Company (1982). Books in a series are listed in series order on this page.

What was Bernard Cornwell's first book?

The earliest book we list is Sharpe's Eagle, first published in 1981.

When was Bernard Cornwell born?

Bernard Cornwell was born in 1944.

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We track 53 books by Bernard Cornwell across 60 editions, 51 of them first editions.

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