Book description
Richard Sharpe is sent to Copenhagen to deliver a bribe to stop the
Danes handing over possession of their battle fleet to the French.
It seems very easy. But nothing is easy in a Europe stirred by French
ambitions. The Danes possess a battle fleet that could replace every
ship the French lost at Trafalgar, and Napoleon's forces are gathering
to take it. The British have to stop them, while the Danes insist on
remaining neutral.
Dragged into a war of spies and brutality, Sharpe finds that he is a
sacrificial pawn. But pawns can sometimes change the game, and Sharpe
makes his own rules. When he discovers a traitor in his midst, he
becomes a hunter in a city besieged by British troops.
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 Television for seven years, mostly as a 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.
