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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.
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Charles Cordell
Goodreads Author
Born
in The United Kingdom
Website
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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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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.
Writing & Publishing Historical Fiction – author perspectivesh
'Writing & Publishing Historical Fiction – an author’s perspective' is an article by Charles Cordell on the literary industry and book publishing – with insights, thoughts and advice on becoming a historical fiction author.
The literary industry is a beautiful and a cruel world, filled with joy and bitter disappointment. I would implore anyone thinking of entering it to do their research first. Th Read more of this blog post »
The literary industry is a beautiful and a cruel world, filled with joy and bitter disappointment. I would implore anyone thinking of entering it to do their research first. Th Read more of this blog post »
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Charles Cordell
added a status update: If anyone happens to be in the South West of England on Sunday 10 May - and would like to join me - I will be leading a battlefield walk of the Battle of Stratton 1643.
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| We so often forget that Northumbria remained a Celtic nation - despite Viking invasion and settlement in Yorkshire. This is a really good insight into the history and psyche of Northumbrians - how and why they are distinct. | |
"I enjoyed this much more than I expected to. The plot was engaging. The two main characters grew on me.
I’m a bit put off by the pretty fast wrap up. Felt like a deadline was looming… That said, I am already looking for the next Mickey Gibson novel." Read more of this review » |
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| " Some exciting news for me today. I’ve just signed a contract with Ulverscroft for my novella The Heretic of Haltemprice Priory to be published as a large print edition! I’ve never had a large print book before, or even read one. I would always..." Read more of this blog post » | |
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A Knight and a Spy 1403: A Knight and a Spy series Prequel (The road to Agincourt- king's spy):
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Thanks Steve. I too loved it as a boy. I need to dig it out and read again. Charlie
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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 | 273 | Feb 21, 2025 09:30AM | |
| 1666 And All That: Hello! - introduce yourself | 51 | 31 | Mar 04, 2025 06:34AM | |
| Goodreads Authors...: * Open Author Interviews | 448 | 4302 | Jan 14, 2026 09:43AM | |
| Historical Fictio...: How did you get into writing Historical Fiction? | 340 | 749 | Mar 18, 2026 10:14AM | |
| Historical Fictio...: So, tell us what inspired your historical novel? | 104 | 242 | Apr 26, 2026 04:26PM | |
| Goodreads Authors...: * Author List | 7845 | 21517 | Apr 28, 2026 11:13AM |
“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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