Bernard Cornwell

Gebundenes Buch

Sharpe's Storm

Richard Sharpe and the Invasion of Southern France, 1813

Beschreibung

“If you love historical drama . . . then look no further.”—The Boston Globe “His characters are vividly drawn, betrayals lurk around every corner, the humor is as sharp as the swords, and the action is nonstop.”—NPR A gripping novel featuring the legendary Richard Sharpe from Bernard Cornwell, the internationally bestselling master of historical fiction widely recognized as “the most prolific and successful historical novelist in the world today” (The Wall Street Journal). If any man can do the impossible, it’s Richard Sharpe . . . The year is 1813. France is a battlefield, and winter shows no mercy. Amid brutal conditions, Major Richard Sharpe finds himself saddled with an unexpected burden: Rear Admiral Sir Joel Chase, dispatched by the Admiralty with sealed orders, unshakable confidence, and a frankly terrifying enthusiasm for combat. Sharpe’s mission from Wellington is clear, yet anything but simple: Keep Sir Joel alive. Sir Joel could hold the key to defeating Napoleon once and for all. But to pull off his audacious plan, he needs someone who knows how to fight dirty, think fast, and survive the impossible. He needs Sharpe. . . .

Autor

Bernard Cornwell is the author of over fifty novels, including the acclaimed New York Times bestselling Saxon Tales, which serve as the basis for the hit Netflix series The Last Kingdom. He lives with his wife on Cape Cod and in Charleston, South Carolina.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: HarperCollins
• Seitenzahl: 368
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Dezember 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 152mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 478g
• ISBN-13: 9780063219434
• ISBN-10: 0063219433
• Artikelnr.: 70363209

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Praise for Bernard Cornwell:

'The best battle scenes of any writer I've ever read, past or present. Cornwell really makes history come alive' GEORGE R. R. MARTIN

'He's called a master storyteller. Really he's cleverer than that' TELEGRAPH

Nobody in the world does this better than Cornwell' LEE CHILD

This is a magnificent and gory work' DAILY MAIL

'The historical blockbuster of the year' EVENING STANDARD

'A runaway success' OBSERVER

'The characterisation, as ever, is excellent...And one can only admire the little touches that bring the period to life. He can also claim to be a true poet of both the horror and the glory of war' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH