Praise for THE BLOODY GROUND: 'The best so far in Cornwell's American Civil War series ... The cacophony of the cornfield slaughter is stunningly conveyed' Daily Mail 'A very fine novel indeed; Bernard Cornwell at his disticntive best ... builds to a gripping climax ... stirring stuff' Sunday Telegraph 'Cornwell is as masterly as ever at conjuring up the grisly nature of nineteenth-century campaigning and the terrifying adrenaline surge experienced on a battlefield reeking of black powder and blood' The Times Praise for Bernard Cornwell: 'The best battle scenes of any writer I've ever read, past or present. Cornwell really makes history come alive.' George R.R. Martin

Bernard Cornwell was born in London, raised in Essex and worked for the BBC for eleven years before meeting Judy, his American wife. Denied an American work permit he wrote a novel instead and has been writing ever since. He and Judy divide their time between Cape Cod and Charleston, South Carolina.