Harlequin

By: Bernard Cornwell

Narrated by: Andrew Cullum

The first book in Bernard Cornwell's bestselling Grail Quest series, in a bright and bold repackage.

The year is 1342. The English, led by Edward III, are laying waste to the French countryside. The army may be led by the King, but it is the archers, the common men, who are England's secret weapon. The French know them as Harlequins.

Thomas of Hookton is one of these archers. But he is also on a personal mission: To avenge his father's death and retrieve a stolen relic. Thomas begins a quest that will lead him through fields smeared with the smoke of fires set by the rampaging English, until at last the two armies face each other on a hillside near the village of Crécy.

Great novel as expected!

Only after reading a new book in this series I discovered that it was part of one. So here I am at the beginning of this saga. I found this book to be an excellent listen and have the next one ready to listen to. I always enjoy Bernard Cornwell's historical fiction- his writing style let's me see the characters in my mind as though I knew them personally.
'The Harlequin' did not disappoint, kept me interested enough to forgo going in the house on several occasions!!

Good book but not as good as other Cornwell books.

The historical accuracy was spot on but the story dragged a bit. The narration was good but not as good as his other narrator.

Not as good as Last Kingdom

Not as good as Last Kingdom and Warlords series. But I did enjoy and will give the other books a shot. The characters were good, not great.

Cullum gave a pretty good read.

good listen

excellent story good narrator held my attention the whole way through Bernard Cornwall is right up there with the best of them

an excellent Cornwell Historical novel

could not stop listening. bad guys sneer, good guys question their ethics, and the English archers flex their bows.

well performed.