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Charles’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Charles’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
Charles Cordell’s Followers (43)
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Charles Cordell
Goodreads Author
Born
in The United Kingdom
Website
Twitter
Genre
Influences
C.S. Forester, Alexander Kent, Patrick O'Brian, Bernard Cornwell, Wins
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Member Since
April 2022
URL
https://www.goodreads.com/charlescordell
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God's Vindictive Wrath (Divided Kingdom, #1)
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2022
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2 editions
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The Keys of Hell and Death (Divided Kingdom, #2)
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Desecration: Winchester 1642 (Divided Kingdom, #1.1)
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* Note: these are all the books on Goodreads for this author. To add more, click here.
Army to Author - writing historical fiction
Army to Author is an article by Charles Cordell on turning from British Army veteran to historical fiction novelist, from a life in conflict to creativity. It is about witnessing human nature at its best, its worst and near most desperate, as well as writing with relevance today.
This is Charles Cordell’s story.
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This is Charles Cordell’s story.
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Charles Cordell
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bookshelves:
17th-century,
divided-kingdom,
civil-war-fiction,
adventure,
english-civil-war,
historical-fiction,
war-fiction,
currently-reading,
fiction,
historical-novel,
renaissance,
civil-war,
historical,
stuart,
1600s
Charles’s Recent Updates
Warwick Louth
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Those Who Are About to Die: A Day in the Life of a Roman Gladiator
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"This story of two sisters, from the 1920s to the 1960s, although the narrative becomes increasingly concentrated on just one, Victoria, is absolutely wonderful and exceeded all my expectations.
I love the subtle, wry tone. The writing style is so flu" Read more of this review » |
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"Exquisite, passionate writing. A slow-burn of a novel, with beautiful descriptions of people, landscape, nature. Short, but just the right length.
Unrequited love is the pits, though! I absolutely loved this remarkable book. Delighted to find out on GR " Read more of this review » |
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Charles Cordell
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Military Professional Reading
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How has reading or writing help you cope after your service?
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I left the British Army five years ago - after 35 years of service. Writing is now my life. I am now a full-time author.
I probably should have got mys ...more " |
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“Bible in one hand, pistol in the other, the preacher sat astride a horse, his voice lifted to God’s light and a clear sky.”
― God's Vindictive Wrath
― God's Vindictive Wrath
“Only the poor remained, those who had no money and nowhere else to go. Another governor, more merchants and soldiers would come to take the place of those that left. But the poor always stayed. They always stayed put. And they always stayed poor.”
― The Keys of Hell and Death
― The Keys of Hell and Death
“Grenville's line of Cornishmen swayed and lurched, a low growl running through the ranks like a storm far out at sea, the boulders grinding as the waves built. And then it burst, men yelling, shaking their weapons in the air, the pikes clashing, thumping the ground, shouting, demanding, exclaiming, 'Kernow vedn keskerras!' Cornwall will march!”
― The Keys of Hell and Death
― The Keys of Hell and Death
Topics Mentioning This Author
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| English Civil War...: Why the English Civil War? | 8 | 19 | Feb 21, 2025 08:39AM | |
| Ancient & Medieva...: English Civil War (1642 - 1651) | 130 | 272 | Feb 21, 2025 09:30AM | |
| Historical Fictio...: So, tell us what inspired your historical novel? | 103 | 237 | Feb 21, 2025 10:39AM | |
| 1666 And All That: Hello! - introduce yourself | 51 | 31 | Mar 04, 2025 06:34AM | |
| Historical Fictio...: How did you get into writing Historical Fiction? | 337 | 734 | Dec 04, 2025 08:02AM | |
| Goodreads Authors...: * Open Author Interviews | 448 | 4286 | Jan 14, 2026 09:43AM | |
| Goodreads Authors...: * Author List | 7794 | 21285 | Jan 27, 2026 10:07PM |
“Do not miss this evocative account of the English Civil War, and the ordinary men caught up in it." - God's Vindictive Wrath by Charles Cordell”
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“The ground shudders from cavalry attack and cannon fire. You can smell the sweat of fear." - The Keys of Hell and Death by Charles Cordell”
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“Straight into the action, fast-paced and authentic. This story captures all the confusion, fear and excitement of battle. It will appeal to anyone who enjoys historical adventure novels." - God's Vindictive Wrath by Charles Cordell”
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“I have been waiting for this second novel - The Keys of Hell and Death by Charles Cordell - and am not disappointed. Once again he evokes the experience of the Civil War soldier more vividly than ever before.”
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