[PAR] [TLE] Bernard Cornwell [SEP] Bernard Cornwell, OBE (born 23 February 1944) is an English author of historical novels and a history of the Waterloo Campaign.  He is best known for his novels about Napoleonic Wars rifleman Richard Sharpe.  Cornwell has written historical novels primarily of English history in five series and one series of contemporary thriller novels.  A feature of his historical novels is an end note on how the novel matches or differs from history, for the re-telling, and what one might see at the modern site of the battles described in the novel.  One series of historical novels is set in the American Civil War.  He wrote a nonfiction book on the battle of Waterloo, in addition to the fictional story of the famous battle in the Sharpe Series.  Two of the historical novel series have been adapted for television; the Sharpe television series by ITV and "The Last Kingdom" by BBC.  He lives in the US with his wife.  He alternates between Cape Cod, Massachusetts and Charleston, South Carolina. [PAR] [TLE] Sword Song (novel) [SEP] Sword Song is the fourth historical novel in The Saxon Stories by Bernard Cornwell, published in 2007.  Uhtred leads battles against the Danes, as King Alfred strengthens the defences of his kingdom of Wessex in the 9th century.
[PAR] [TLE] Bernard Cornwell [ SEP ] Bernard Cornwell , OBE ( born 23 February 1944 ) is an English author of historical novels and a history of the Waterloo Campaign . He is best known for his novels about Napoleonic Wars rifleman Richard Sharpe . Cornwell has written historical novels primarily of English history in five series and one series of contemporary thriller novels . A feature of his historical novels is an end note on how the novel matches or differs from history , for the re - telling , and what one might see at the modern site of the battles described in the novel . One series of historical novels is set in the American Civil War . He wrote a nonfiction book on the battle of Waterloo , in addition to the fictional story of the famous battle in the Sharpe Series . Two of the historical novel series have been adapted for television ; the Sharpe television series by ITV and " The Last Kingdom " by BBC . He lives in the US with his wife . He alternates between Cape Cod , Massachusetts and Charleston , South Carolina . [PAR] [TLE] Sword Song ( novel ) [ SEP ] Sword Song is the fourth historical novel in The Saxon Stories by Bernard Cornwell , published in 2007 . Uhtred leads battles against the Danes , as King Alfred strengthens the defences of his kingdom of Wessex in the 9th century .
Sword Song was written by the author who was best known for books about which rifleman?
Sword Song was written by the author who was best known for books about which rifleman ?
Richard Sharpe
Richard Sharpe