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Originally Posted by Samdari
Another series that I enjoyed tremendously is Bernard Cornwell's Warlord Series. It is a retelling (with MAJOR changes) of the Arthurian legends, from the point of view of a common spearman. It is similar to the Song of Ice and Fire series in that its heavy on swords and spears, lighter on mysticism and magic.
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Missed that on my first reading of this thread, but Marc's post brought it to my attention--the Warlord series in great, Cornwell's best work, and although it's obviously based in myth and not fact it makes Dark Ages Britain live and breathe with a solid sense of reality. The battle scenes are among the most vivid and exciting I've read; I'd say the series as whole reminded me more of David Gemmell or Steven Pressfield's Gates of Fire than G.R.R. Martin, though.