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Warlord Chronicles Series Ordered on Epix

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https://www.tor.com/2020/01/20/epix-bernard-cornwell-king-arthur-warlord-chronicles-the-winter-king/

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A new adaptation of the life of King Arthur is coming to viewers. Premium cable network Epix announced that it is adapting Bernard Cornwell's Warlord Chronicles trilogy, starting with The Winter King.

Cornwell originally published the trilogy in 1995. Set in Arthurian Britain, he takes a new look at the legendary king through the eyes of a soldier-turned-monk named Derfael Cadarn. Cornwell continued the trilogy in 1996 with Enemy of God, and 1997 with Excalibur.

Bad Wolf, the studio behind HBO's His Dark Materials and Sky One's A Discovery of Witches, will produce the project. Epix has recently dipped its toes in the original content game with shows like Pennyworth (based on the Batman character), spy drama Berlin Station, and an adaptation of Slate's podcast Slow Burn. This also isn't the first time that Cornwell's works have been adapted: BBC Two and Netflix previously adapted his Saxon Stories series as The Last Kingdom.

Hopefully it ends up being good. Absolutely love the books...probably due for a reread in the near future.

No timeline announced, of course.
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I believe I have read all of the Sharpe's Rifles books and a lot of other books by this author but I don't believe I've ever started this series. Probably due to coverage of Arthurian lore. Does it stray from historical fiction into fantasy with magical elements?
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It's a lot more grounded in historical fiction than the typical Arthurian tale. There are fantasy elements, but it's portrayed much more as the characters believe magic is happening while the modern reader can see that it's not actual magic, but more tricks and coincidences.
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