Description: Fresh from his heroic adventures in India (in "Sharpe's Fortress"), Richard Sharpe faces a new enemy when the ship carrying him home is attacked by a formidable French warship. With the help of a Royal Navy captain, Sharpe learns the French ship carries a treaty that could ignite renewed hostilities against the British in India.
Brief description:
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.
Review Quotes:
"Excellently entertaining. If you love historical drama . . . then look no further." - Boston Globe
"Fun page-turners that fan clubs all over the world are devoted to." - Wall Street Journal
"The direct heir to Patrick O'Brian." - The Economist
"The Sharpe novels do for the early 19th century land ampaigns what Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin series does for the sea. . . . His books do what good historical fiction must do--bring the period to life, and teach the reader something without making him feel as if he is back in school. On both counts, Cornwell succeeds admirably." - American Way
"One of today's truly great storytellers." - Kirkus Reviews
"Perhaps the greatest writer of historical adventure novels today." - Washington Post
"Political intrigue, sex, roaring cannon and clashing steel, double crosses and righteous vengeance, honor, treachery and more sex. . . . Sharpe [is] a most likable fellow, and his adventures at sea make for a good summer read." - Charleston Post & Courier