Praise for COPPERHEAD: 'A rollicking treat for Cornwell fans' Publishers Weekly Praise for The Starbuck Chronicles: 'A sure-fire bestseller' Financial Times 'His series of Sharpe novels earned him almost every accolade possible from British newspapers. This is even better' Daily Mail 'What Cornwell really likes is battles ... you will be duly rewarded with the smell of quality cordite rising from the pages' Daily Telegraph Praise for Bernard Cornwell: 'The best battle scenes of any writer I've ever read, past or present. Cornwell really makes history come alive.' George R.R. Martin

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.