"Like Game of Thrones, but real" is how one critic described Bernard Cornwell's tale of how England came to be. But why watch episodes back-to-back when the book's ready and waiting?
Ok, ok -- so this book had a big following before the TV show. Guess what? It just got bigger. Just keep Ian McShane as Mr Wednesday in mind while you read it.
A truly dark, meandering tale of a seemingly normal woman who commits a heinous crime with seemingly no motivation. Less a 'whodunnit', more a 'whydunnit'.
The original book of the popular Netflix series charts political intrigue, backhanders, and savagery in London's Westminster. Why not see how it compares?