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The Sharpe Companion: The Early Years; A Historical and Military Guide to Bernard Cornwell's Sharpe Novels 1777-1808
by Mark Adkin

ISBN 0060738146 (0-06-073814-6)
Softcover, Harpercollins

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Named "the direct heir to Patrick O'Brian" by The Economist, Bernard Cornwell is the undisputed master of historical battle fi ction, and for more than twenty years, his Richard Sharpe series has thrilled millions of readers worldwide on both the page and on television. Now author Mark Adkin, a major in the British army, has created this indispensable guide covering Sharpe's early career, from his beginnings as an illiterate private fighting on the battlefields of India to his legendary command of the Light Company. A treasure not only for fans of the series but also for anyone interested in nineteenth-century warfare, The Sharpe Companion includes: A chapter devoted to each Sharpe book Glossary of characters, both real and fictional Illustrations and photographs Maps of every battle and skirmish Full of fascinating historical details, thrilling contemporary accounts of actual battles, and impeccable research, The Sharpe Companion is a must for every student of military history and an essential addition to every Sharpe fan's library. [via]
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Sharpe's Battle
by Bernard Cornwell

ISBN 0060932287 (0-06-093228-7)
Softcover, Harpercollins

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Sharpe's Christmas
by Bernard Cornwell

ISBN 0972222014 (0-9722220-1-4)
Softcover, Sharpe Appreciation Society

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Sharpe's Company
by Bernard Cornwell

ISBN 0140294325 (0-14-029432-5)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA

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Sharpe's Devil
by Bernard Cornwell

ISBN 0060932295 (0-06-093229-5)
Softcover, Harpercollins

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Sharpe's Devil : Richard Sharpe and the Emperor, 1820-1821
by Bernard Cornwell

ISBN 006109028X (0-06-109028-X)
Softcover, HarperCollins Canada, Limited

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Sharpe's Eagle
by Bernard Cornwell

ISBN 1568490763 (1-56849-076-3)
Hardcover, Buccaneer Books

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After the cowardly incompetence of two officers besmirches their name, Captain Richard Sharpe must redeem the regiment by capturing the most valued prize in the French Armya golden Imperial Eagle, the standard touched by the hand of Napoleon himself.

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Sharpe's Enemy
by Bernard Cornwell

ISBN 0140294341 (0-14-029434-1)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA

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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. [via]
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Sharpe's Escape: Richard Sharpe and the Bussaco Campaign, 1810
by Bernard Cornwell

ISBN 0060560959 (0-06-056095-9)
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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, determined enemy, combining to make Sharpe's escape a near impossibility.
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Sharpe's Fortress
by Bernard Cornwell

ISBN 0061098639 (0-06-109863-9)
Softcover, Harpercollins

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Sharpe's Fortress: Richard Sharpe and the Siege of Gawilghur, December 1803
by Bernard Cornwell

ISBN 0061012718 (0-06-101271-8)
Softcover, HarperCollins Publishers

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Fighting in the millet fields of India circa 1803, Richard Sharpe knows trouble when he sees it: dissension in the ranks, a feverish and arrogant enemy, nobody to confide in. Unbeknownst to his comrades, Sharpe has buried a fortune in booty along the way. He knows his freedom is coming, and it's only a matter of time before he can feast on the spoils. Sharpe's Fortress is the 17th in Bernard Cornwell's series starring this colonial British soldier who has risen in the ranks despite blunders and misadventures, not to mention his own suspicions of the men around him.
Treason, near-death experiences, cannonballs hidden in the tall grass "sticky with blood and thick with flies, lying twenty paces from the man it had eviscerated," these are the elements of Cornwell's war stories, which rely heavily on long, involved--and involving--battle scenes, marvelous description, and bawdy dialogue in the trenches (a highlight: arguments over whether there's such a thing as breasts that look like grapes). For readers who hunger for humorous, complex characterizations, Sharpe proves vivid and three-dimensional. He holds tightly to his dreams of treasure, eavesdropping on betrayers, ultimately hatching a desperate plan to make his way to the fortress in the sky, Gawilghur. Cornwell's hero is an honest soldier, and also a pragmatic one. He doesn't care as much about the medals and the glory as he cares about dodging cannon fire and finding a place to sleep. --Ellen Williams [via]
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Sharpe's Fury: Richard Sharpe and the Battle of Barrosa, March 1811
by Bernard Cornwell

ISBN 000712015X (0-00-712015-X)
Hardcover, HarperCollinsPublishers

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Sharpe's Havoc
by Bernard Cornwell

ISBN 0060566701 (0-06-056670-1)
Softcover, Harpercollins

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Sharpe's Honor
by Bernard Cornwell

ISBN 014029435X (0-14-029435-X)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA

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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, Sharpe becomes a fugitive, hunted by both ally and enemy alike. [via]
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Sharpe's Prey: Richard Sharpe and the Expedition to Copenhagen 1807
by Bernard Cornwell

ISBN 0060084537 (0-06-008453-7)
Softcover, Harpercollins

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Sharpe's Regiment
by Bernard Cornwell

ISBN 0140294368 (0-14-029436-8)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA

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A corrupt politician is determined to disband the South Essex Regiment and to destroy Major Richard Sharpe. But Sharpe will risk charges of treason and death for a final chance at revenge. [via]
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Sharpe's Rifles
by Bernard Cornwell

ISBN 0140294295 (0-14-029429-5)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA

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A story of a battle against impossible odds and victory snatched from defeat is the smashing prequel to the action-packed Richard Sharpe adventure series. [via]
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Sharpe's Skirmish
by Bernard Cornwell

ISBN 0972222006 (0-9722220-0-6)
Softcover, Sharpe Appreciation Society

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Sharpe's Sword
by Bernard Cornwell

ISBN 1850573808 (1-85057-380-8)
Softcover, Thorndike Pr

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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 of political and military intrigue. And, in the unfamiliar surroundings of aristocratic Spanish society, his only guide is the beautiful Marquesa - a woman with her own secrets to conceal! [via]
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Sharpe's Tiger
by Bernard Cornwell

ISBN 0060932309 (0-06-093230-9)
Softcover, Harpercollins

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Sharpe's Trafalgar
by Bernard Cornwell

ISBN 0061098620 (0-06-109862-0)
Softcover, Harpercollins

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For military-history buffs, Bernard Cornwell's Sharpe novels are the literary equivalent of potato chips: you can't read just one. And in this case, why would you want to? Blending meticulous research and old-fashioned entertainment, the series follows the roguish adventurer Richard Sharpe as he swashbuckles his way through the Napoleonic Wars. In Sharpe's Trafalgar, the author ventures into Patrick O'Brian's maritime territory. Anchors aweigh, lads, and bring on the detailed descriptions of the ship's guns and their firing mechanisms!
In the beginning of the book, our hero sets sail for England after five months of service in India. The plot revolves around a disguised diplomat, a marauding French warship, and an improbable love affair with a comely English aristocrat. But make no mistake, the real draw here is combat. The battle scenes crackle with energy, and we can practically feel the chop of the waves and smell the reek of gunpowder. (We can also smell 600 unwashed men in close quarters with rats, sewage, and bilge rot, but that's another matter entirely.) The last hundred pages fly by at a furious clip, cannons pounding and cutlasses hacking, as Cornwell re-creates the naval battle of Trafalgar.
These days, of course, we know that war is bloody and brutal, not honorable or fair. We like even our most appealing warriors to have some passing acquaintance with their dark side, and Sharpe does take a decidedly antiheroic stance on the experience of hand-to-hand combat:
He was ashamed when he remembered the joy of it, but there was a joy there. It was the happiness of being released to the slaughter, of having every bond of civilization removed. It was also what Richard Sharpe was good at. It was why he wore an officer's sash instead of a private's belt, because in almost every battle the moment came when the disciplined ranks dissolved and a man simply had to claw and scratch and kill like a beast.
Beast or no beast, Sharpe is far more interesting and complex than the musket-wielding action figure he might first appear. And it's nearly impossible not to take some pleasure at his bloody exploits. Sharpe's Trafalgar is a superb example of the ripping good yarn--it confirms our secret conviction that war may be hell, but it's actually pretty exciting too. --Mary Park [via]
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Sharpe's Triumph
by Bernard Cornwell

ISBN 0060951974 (0-06-095197-4)
Softcover, Harpercollins

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"The greatest writer of historical adventures today."
Washington Post
Critically acclaimed, perennial New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell (Agincourt, The Fort, the Saxon Tales) makes real history come alive in his breathtaking historical fiction. Praised as "the direct heir to Patrick O'Brian" (Agincourt, The Fort), Cornwell has brilliantly captured the fury, chaos, and excitement of battle as few writers have ever doneperhaps most vividly in his phenomenally popular novels following the illustrious military career of British Army officer Richard Sharpe during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. In Sharpe's Triumph, Sharpe's hunt for a traitorous renegade British officer leads the courageous young sergeant straight into the fires and madness of India's Battle of Assaye in September 1803. Perhaps the San Francisco Chronicle said it best: "If only all history lessons could be as vibrant."
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Sharpe's Waterloo
by Bernard Cornwall

ISBN 0002236435 (0-00-223643-5)
Hardcover, Collins

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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". [via]
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Sharpes Gold
by Bernard Cornwell

ISBN 0140294317 (0-14-029431-7)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA

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With Wellington outnumbered, the bankrupt army's only hope of avoiding, collapse is a hidden cache of Portuguese gold. Only Captain Richard Sharpe is capable of stealing itand it means turning against his own men.

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Sharpes Revenge
by Bernard Cornwell

ISBN 1850577668 (1-85057-766-8)
Softcover, Thorndike Pr

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Accused of stealing Napoleons personal treasure, Sharpe escapes from a British military court and embarks on the battle of his life, armed only with the unflinching resolve to protect his honor. [via]
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Twisted: The Secret Desires and Bizarre Double Life of Dr. Richard Sharpe
by John Glatt

ISBN 0312979282 (0-312-97928-2)
Softcover, St Martins Pr

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Waterloo
by Bernard Cornwell

ISBN 0140294392 (0-14-029439-2)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA

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Bernard Corwell, author of Sharpe's Company, Sharpe's Seige, and Sharpe's Revenge, continues the saga of Lt. Col. Richard Sharpe in this, his final adventure. Just as he comes face-to-face with his estranged wife and her lover at a grand society ball, news comes that the British-Prussian link is under attack. In the Battle of Waterloo, Sharpe once again plays a pivotal role in the outcome of a great British triumph. [via]
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