#28 in Historical fiction
Excalibur: A Novel of Arthur
- 448
- Pages
- about 8 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Excalibur” closes “The Warlord Chronicles” with an ending worthy of the two books before it. Cornwell gathers the characters and loose threads of his Arthurian story, narrated by Arthur’s follower Derfel, and finds room for a few twists in the most familiar of legends. Some readers rank it just below the earlier volumes, yet its elegiac farewell is handled with great control.
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About the book
Excalibur: A Novel of Arthur is a historical fiction novel by English writer Bernard Cornwell, first published in the UK in 1997. It is the third and final book in The Warlord Chronicles series, following The Winter King and Enemy of God. 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 God
8.38.3 / 10 - Excalibur: A Novel of ArthurThis book
8.38.3 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.8 across 100 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 40% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.8 | 5 | 5% |
| Hardcover | 8.8 | 95 | 95% |
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How long is Excalibur: A Novel of Arthur?
It has 448 pages — shorter than 65% of the ranked books in Historical fiction.
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