Order of Bernard Cornwell Books
Bernard Cornwell is an English author of historical fiction. He is best known for his Sharpe series featuring Richard Sharpe – a rifleman during the Napoleonic Wars, which has been adapted into a series of TV movies. Besides that, he has several other historical series, including The Starbuck Chronicles, The Warlord Chronicles, The Grail Quest, The Saxon Stories and more. He has also written a handful of modern mystery thrillers, including Wildtrack, Sea Lord (aka Killer’s Wake), Crackdown, Stormchild and Scoundrel.
Cornwell became a published author back in 1981 when he began his Sharpe series with Sharpe’s Eagle. Since that time, he has published at least one novel per year and quite frequently more than that. Below is a list of Bernard Cornwell’s books in order of when they were originally published (and in chronological order when necessary):
Publication Order of Sharpe Books
Chronological Order of Sharpe Books
Publication Order of Sharpe Non-Fiction Books
Publication Order of Crowning Mercy Books
(with Susannah Kells)
Publication Order of Grail Quest Books
Publication Order of Starbuck Chronicles Books
Publication Order of Sailing Thrillers Books
Publication Order of Warlord Chronicles / The Arthur Books
Publication Order of The Warrior Chronicles / Saxon Stories Books
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Redcoat | (1987) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Stonehenge | (1999) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Gallows Thief | (2001) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Agincourt | (2008) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Fort | (2010) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Fools and Mortal | (2017) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
Publication Order of Crowning Mercy Books
Notes: Sea Lord was also published as Killer’s Wake in the United States. Azincourt was published as Agincourt in the United States. Harlequin was published as The Archer’s Tale in the USA. Coat of Arms is also known as The Aristocrats.
The Crowning Mercy books were published under the pen name of Susannah Kells.
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