Book description
Richard Sharpe, asked to help an old friend, meets, at last, the
greatest enemy.
Five years after the Battle of Waterloo, Sharpe's peaceful retirement
in Normandy is shattered. An old friend, Don Blas Vivar, is missing in
Chile, reported dead at rebel hands - a report his wife refuses to
believe. She appeals to Sharpe to find out the truth.
Sharpe, along with Patrick Harper, find themselves bound for Chile via
St. Helena, where they have a fateful meeting with the fallen Emperor
Napoleon. Convinced that they are on their way to collect a corpse,
neither man can imagine that dangers that await them in Chile…
Soldier, hero, rogue - Sharpe is the man you always want on your side.
Born in poverty, he joined the army to escape jail and climbed the ranks
by sheer brutal courage. He knows no other family than the regiment of
the 95th Rifles whose green jacket he proudly wears. 'Sharpe and his
creator are national treasures.' Sunday Telegraph
'Bernard Cornwell is a literary miracle. Year after year, hail, rain,
snow, war and political upheavals fail to prevent him from producing the
most entertaining and readable historical novels of his generation.'
Daily Mail
'Cornwell's narration is quite masterly and supremely well-researched.' Observer
'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 worked for BBC TV for seven years, mostly as producer on the
Nationwide programme, before taking charge of the Current Affairs
department in Northern Ireland. In 1978 he became editor of Thames
Television's Thames at Six. Married to an American, he now lives in the
United States
