What can i say that hasn't already been said about the Warlord Chronicles, Bernard Cornwell rates this series as the best books he has written and who could Argue with him. This realist version of Arthur-the warlord is told brilliantly through the eyes of Derfel(a forgotten Charactor from the earliest tales of Arthur who proberbly became Sir Bedivere in later versions)one of Arthurs warriors and has all the brutal, savage realism of what life 1500 years ago must have been like. In Derfel we have one of the greatest ever charactors in fiction. He ,Arthur, Ceinwyn, Galahad, Sagramor, Culhwch, Merlin & all the other unforgettable Charactors help make this 1st book and the whole trilogy a true modern masterpiece, highly recommended.