Sharpe's Fury Synopsis
*SHARPE'S COMMAND, the brand new novel in the global bestselling series, is available to pre-order now*
Spain, March 1811
Cadiz is under siege - the last city standing in France's conquest of Spain. So Captain Richard Sharpe must navigate the spymasters and murderous factions within its walls - and see off deadly threats from more than one enemy.
Deserted by their ailing Spanish allies, the British are heavily outnumbered as they prepare to halt the French at Barrosa - their last chance of liberating the fortress city of Cadiz. And ready to face his old enemy in battle is Sharpe . . .
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About This Edition
| ISBN: |
9780007452941 |
| Publication date: |
1st March 2012 |
| Author: |
Bernard Cornwell |
| Publisher: |
HarperCollinsPublishers an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| Pagination: |
382 pages |
| Series: |
The Sharpe Series |
| Primary Genre |
Historical Fiction
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Bernard Cornwell Press Reviews
Praise for Bernard Cornwell and the Sharpe series:
‘Cornwell describes military action brilliantly. He evokes all the sights and sounds and smells while managing to describe the fluctuations of the battle with enough vim to keep you in suspense…The Sharpe novels are wonderfully urgent and alive.' Daily Telegraph
‘Cornwell has maintained a marvellously high standard throughout the series…brilliantly lucid and compellingly exciting.' Evening Standard
‘Bernard Cornwell knows his man, knows how to harness his qualities to the services of good fiction, and does not miss a trick…Sharpe and his creator are national treasures.' Sunday Telegraph
‘The insubordinate, sarcastic and oversexed Richard Sharpe returns…Cornwell delivers the usual mix of strategy and strength - classic battle scenes and plenty of fisticuffs.' Daily Mirror
About Bernard Cornwell
Born in Essex in 1944 Bernard Cornwell was adopted at the age of six weeks by two members of a strict fundamentalist sect called the Peculiar People. He grew up in a household that forbade alcohol, cigarettes, dances, television, conventional medicine and toy guns. Not surprisingly, he developed a fascination for military adventure. As a teenager he devoured CS Forester’s Hornblower novels and tried to enlist three times. Poor eyesight put paid to his dream, instead he went to university to read theology. On graduating, he became a teacher, then joined BBC’s Nationwide, working his way up the ladder to become head of current affairs at BBC Northern Ireland, then editor of Thames News. In 1979, his life changed when he fell in love with an American.
"Judy couldn’t live here, so I gave up my job and moved to the US. I couldn’t get a green card, and for 18 months the only thing I could do was write novels." The result was his first book about 19th century hero, Richard Sharpe, Sharpe’s Eagle.
In addition to the hugely successful Sharpe novels, Bernard Cornwell is the author of the Starbuck Chronicles, the Warlord trilogy, the Grail Quest series, the Alfred series and standalone battle books Azincourt and The Fort.
Bernard Cornwell owns houses in Cape Cod and Florida and two boats. Every year he takes two months off from his writing and spends most of his time on his 24 foot Cornish crabber, Royalist.
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