Book description
Major Sharpe finds himself a fugitive, hunted by enemy and ally alike.
Major Richard Sharpe awaits the opening shots of the army's campaign
with grim expectancy. For victory depends on the increasingly fragile
alliance between Britain and Spain - an alliance that must be maintained
at any cost.
Pierre Ducos, the wily French intelligence officer, sees a chance both
to destroy the alliance and to achieve a personal revenge on Richard
Sharpe. And when the lovely spy, La Marquesa, takes a hand in the game,
Sharpe finds himself enmeshed in a web of political intrigue for which
his military expertise has left him fatally unprepared.
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 was born in London, raised in Essex and now lives in the USA.
In addition to the Sharpe series, he is the author of the Arthurian
series, the Warlord Chronicles; the Starbuck Chronicles on the American
Civil War; Stonehenge; Gallows Thief; the Grail Quest series; and his
new series, set during the reign of King Alfred. His latest novel is
Azincourt.
