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Rebel

By: Bernard Cornwell
Narrated by: Andrew Cullum
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The first book in Bernard Cornwell’s bestselling series on the American Civil War.

It is summer 1861. The armies of North and South stand on the brink of America’s civil war.

Nathanial Starbuck, jilted by his girl and estranged from his family, arrives in the capital of the Confederate South, where he enlists in an elite regiment being raised by rich, eccentric Washington Faulconer.

Pledged to the Faulconer Legion, Starbuck becomes a northern boy fighting for the southern cause. But nothing can prepare him for the shocking violence to follow in the war which broke America in two.

 Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction War & Military War Civil War

Critic reviews

Praise for REBEL:

‘A sure-fire bestseller’ Financial Times

‘His series of Sharpe novels earned him almost every accolade possible from British newspapers. This is even better’ Daily Mail

‘What Cornwell really likes is battles . . . you will be duly rewarded with the smell of quality cordite rising from the pages’ Daily Telegraph
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Great story of the American civil war. Full
Of believable characters and realistic action
As you would expect from cornwall

Typical Cornwall

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Good scene setting for the next 2 books. Good descriptions and although a standalone book I will read the next one

Good scene setting

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I found this story fantastic. it Is well written and narrated with great voice changes for characters . Im looking forward to the next instalment of this series.

Great story

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i wanted to like this, and was intrigued by the concept - but its not a patch on Sharpe or Uhtred - also i was a bit put off by the narrator - switching from quite formal british english to American accents - one minute it sounded like i was listening to the BBC fishing forecast, then The Dukes Of Hazzard - not to say his accents werent good, just it was a strange setup

Im not sure ill continue with this series - i dont really care about the characters that much yet.....

a bit underwhelming compared to other stories

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Another period in history for the master of historical fiction. not upto the Sharpe or uthred books but worth the read. great educational value in the details, blood n gore and women, what else do you need

thourghly enjoyable

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