#29 in Historical fiction
Enemy of God
- 420
- Pages
- about 8 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Enemy of God” makes Cornwell’s Arthurian trilogy darker and more dangerous without softening its harsh, unsentimental view of the legend. In the second book of “The Warlord Chronicles”, Arthur’s story is again told by his follower Derfel Cadarn, through hard-fought battles and painful losses. Some readers find a little more magic here than in “The Winter King”.
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About the book
Enemy of God: A Novel of Arthur is the second novel in The Warlord Chronicles trilogy by Bernard Cornwell. A sequel to The Winter King, it was first published in the UK in 1996. The trilogy tells the legend of King Arthur through the eyes of his follower Derfel Cadarn.
Reading order · The Warlord Chronicles
Full order & progress →- The Winter KingStart here
8.18.1 / 10 - Enemy of GodThis book
8.38.3 / 10 - Excalibur: A Novel of Arthur
8.38.3 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.7 across 105 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 42% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Historical fiction average of 8.0. That is how 8.3 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 8.7 | 105 | 100% |
Frequently asked
How long is Enemy of God?
It has 420 pages — longer than 51% of the ranked books in Historical fiction.
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