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Stonehenge
by Bernard Cornwell
Bestselling author Bernard Cornwell takes us back four thousand years, to a vibrant world of ritual and sacrifice that is at once timeless and wholly original. This historical novel unlocks the mystery of Britain's most haunting and puzzling structure, and tells a tale of three brothers—fierce rivals—who are uneasily united in their quest to create a temple to their gods. Lengar, the eldest brother, kills his own... (more)
Sharpe's Adventures: Book 20
Sharpe's Waterloo
The Waterloo Campaign, 15 June to 18 June 1815
by Bernard Cornwell
Featuring the character Richard Sharpe, this book describes his exploits at the Battle of Waterloo. Other books by this author include "Sharpe's Honour", "Sharpe's Regiment", "Sharpe's Siege" and "Sharpe's Rifles".
Sharpe's Adventures: Book 1
Sharpe's Tiger
The Siege of Seringapatam, 1799
by Bernard Cornwell
In a battery of events that will make a hero out of an illiterate private, a young Richard Sharpe poses as the enemy to bring down a ruthless Indian dictator backed by fearsome French troops. The year is 1799, and Richard Sharpe is just beginning his military career. An inexperienced young private in His Majesty's service, Sharpe becomes part of an expedition to India to push the ruthless Tippoo of Mysore from... (more)
Sharpe's Adventures: Book 9
Sharpe's Gold
The Destruction of Almeida, August 1810
by Bernard Cornwell
Bold, professional and determined, Richard Sharpe embarks on a desperate mission. He must recover the treasure, vital to the success of the war, now hidden behind enemy lines. The gold is in the possession of a powerful guerrilla leader, feared by ally and enemy alike. And, he has no love for Sharpe, the man who has stolen his woman. But Sharpe's fiercest battles lie with the British officers, ignorant of his... (more)
Sharpe's Adventures: Book 7
Sharpe's Havoc
The Campaign in Northern Portugal, Spring 1809
by Bernard Cornwell
The latest book in the brilliant, bestselling Sharpe series brings Sharpe to Portugal, and reunites him with Harper. It is 1809 and Lieutenant Sharpe, who belongs to a small British army that has a precarious foothold in Portugal, is sent to look for Kate Savage, the daughter of an English wine shipper. But before he can discover the missing girl, the French onslaught on Portugal begins and the city of Oporto... (more)
Sharpe's Adventures: Book 19
Sharpe's Revenge
The Peace of 1814
by Bernard Cornwell
Richard Sharpe and the Peace of 1814. It is 1814. After a long and exhausting series of battles the British and Spanish armies are pushing into south-western France from Spain. Rumours abound that Napoleon has surrendered, been murdered, or fled. But before the French are finally defeated, and Sharpe can lay down his sword, one of the bloodiest conflicts of the war must be fought: the battle for the city of... (more)
Sharpe's Adventure: Book 12
Sharpe's Battle
The Battle of Fuentes de Onoro, May 1811
by Bernard Cornwell
As Napoleon threatens to crush Britain on the battlefield, Lt. Col. Richard Sharpe leads a ragtag army to exact personal revenge against a French general known for his acts of terror. Sharpe's Battle takes Richard Sharpe and his company back to the spring of 1811 and one of the most bitter battles of the Peninsular War, a battle on which all British hopes of victory in Spain will depend. Sharpe is given... (more)
Sharpe's Adventures: Book 16
Sharpe's Honor
The Vitoria Campaign, February to June 1813
by Bernard Cornwell
An unfinished duel, a midnight murder, and the treachery of a beautiful prostitute lead to the imprisonment of Sharpe. Caught in a web of political intrigue for which his military experience has left him fatally unprepared, Sharpe becomes a fugitive-a man hunted by both ally and enemy alike. REVIEW: Consistently exciting... these are wonderful novels. (Stephen King)
Sharpe's Adventures: Book 6
Sharpe's Rifles
The French Invasion of Galicia, January 1809
by Bernard Cornwell
It's 1809, and Napoleon's army is sweeping across Spain. Lieutenant Richard Sharpe is newly in command of the demoralized, distrustful men of the 95th Rifles. He must lead them to safety-and the only way of escape is a treacherous trek through the enemy-infested mountains of Spain.
Sharpe's Adventures: Book 4
Sharpe's Trafalgar
The Battle of Trafalgar, October 21, 1805
by Bernard Cornwell
The year is 1805, and the Calliope , with Richard Sharpe aboard, is captured by a formidable French warship, the Revenant , which has been terrorizing British nautical traffic in the Indian Ocean. The French warship races toward the safety of its own fleet, carrying a stolen treaty that could provoke India into a new war against the British -- and render for naught all that Sharpe has bravely fought for till... (more)
Sharpe's Adventures: Book 10
Sharpe's Escape
The Bussaco Campaign, 1810
by Bernard Cornwell
Only two obstacles stand between Napoleon's mighty army and its seemingly certain conquest of Portugal: a land wasted and stripped of food at Wellington's orders . . . and Captain Richard Sharpe. But perils from within and without threaten the bold captain of the Light Company -- the hatred and incompetence of a superior officer, the vicious treachery of a false ally . . . and the overwhelming numbers of a fierce,... (more)
Sharpe's Adventures: Book 8
Sharpe's Eagle
The Talavera Campaign, July 1809
by Bernard Cornwell
Captain Richard Sharpe prepares to lead his men against the army of Napoleon at Talavera in what will be the bloodiest battle of the war. After their cowardly loss of the regiment's colors, the men's resentment toward the upstart Sharpe turns to treachery, and Sharpe must fight to redeem the honor of his regiment.
Sharpe's Adventures: Book 15
Sharpe's Enemy
The Defense of Portugal, Christmas 1812
by Bernard Cornwell
Only one man stands between Napoleon's Army and a British defeat--fortunately, that man is Major Richard Sharpe. With an arsenal of secret weapons, Sharpe and his force must hold their ground at all costs.
Sharpe's Adventures: Book 13
Sharpe's Company
The Siege of Badajoz, January to April 1812
by Bernard Cornwell
Looming on the border of Portugal and Spain is the Fortress of Badajoz. It represents the last chance of the French to keep Wellington out of Spain, and Richard Sharpe must lead the assault to save his wife and daughter. Third in a series taking Sharpe all the way to Waterloo.
Sharpe's Adventures: Book 5
Sharpe's Prey
The Expedition to Denmark, 1807
by Bernard Cornwell
Richard Sharpe and the Expedition to Copenhagen, 1807 The year is 1807, and Richard Sharpe is back in England, where his career seems to have come to a dead end, despite his heroics in Britain's recent victory at Trafalgar. Loveless, destitute, and relegated to the menial tasks of quartermaster, Sharpe roams the streets of London, pondering a bleak future away from the army. Then, out of the blue, an old... (more)
Sharpe's Adventures
Sharpe's Christmas
by Bernard Cornwell
'Sharpe's Christmas' contains two short stories. In the title story Richard Sharpe, commanding the Prince of Wales's Own Volunteers, finds himself in a high, hard place with an enemy brigade on one side and a desperate force of Frenchmen fleeing their defeat in Spain on the other. The second story, 'Sharpe's Ransom', is set in France, after the wars, when old enemies take Sharpe's woman and child hostage.
Sharpe's Adventures: Book 2
Sharpe's Triumph
The Battle of Assaye, September 1803
by Bernard Cornwell
Richard Sharpe and the Battle of Assaye, September 1803 It is India, 1803.In the four years since he earned his sergeant's stripes, young Richard Sharpe has led a relatively peaceful existence. But Sharpe's reverie ends when he barely survives a murderous act of treason by a bitter English officer who has joined the mercenary forces of the Mahratta confederation, determined to drive the British from the... (more)
Sharpe's Adventures: Book 14
Sharpe's Sword
The Salamanca Campaign, June and July 1812
by Bernard Cornwell
The bitter rivalry of Richard Sharpe and the ruthless French swordsman, Colonel Leroux are brought to life against the vivid canvas of the Peninsula War. Richard Sharpe is once again at war. But, this time, his enemy is a single man - the ruthless, sadistic Colonel Leroux. Sharpe's mission is to safeguard El Mirador, the spy whose network of agents is vital to the British victory. So, Sharpe must enter a new world... (more)
Sharpe's Adventures: Book 21
Sharpe's Devil: Chile 1820 (Sharpe's Adventures)
by Bernard Cornwell
An honored veteran of the Napolenic Wars, Lt. Col. Richard Sharpe is drawn into a deadly battle, both on land and on the high seas. The year is 1820, and military hero Richard Sharpe has quietly passed the years since the Battle of Waterloo as a farmer. Suddenly, his peaceful retirement is disturbed when he and the intrepid Patrick Harper are called to the Spanish colony of Chile to find Don Blas Vivar, an old... (more)
Sharpe's Adventures: Book 3
Sharpe's Fortress
The Siege of Gawilghar, December 1803
by Bernard Cornwell
Richard Sharpe and the siege of Gawilghur, December 1803 Bernard Cornwell's Sharpe's Fortress -- the stunning successor to Sharpe's Tiger and Sharpe's Triumph -- marks the explosive finale in Richard Sharpe's trio of unforgettable adventures in India. Richard Sharpe, now an officer in Wellesley's army, faces a battle of a different kind-this time among his own ranks. Uncomfortable with his newfound... (more)

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