Sharpe’s Prey

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Denmark, 1807

When Lieutenant Richard Sharpe arrives in Copenhagen on a secret mission to help stop a war, he finds a city swarming with spies and deceit. Yet the French forces are gathering, their eyes on the Danish navy’s impressive battle fleet: one that could replace every ship they lost at Trafalgar.

The city burns, attacked by the French and besieged by the British. And discovering that he’ll have to make his own rules, fighting through the shadowy maze of friends and foes, is Sharpe . . .

‘A master storyteller’ DAILY TELEGRAPH

“Praise for Bernard Cornwell and the Sharpe series We cheer Sharpe on. He has a kind of angry courage, an inability to stay away from a fight, and a permanent inner battle between his inclinations and his sense of duty. Wellington wound up a dangerous spring on the day he raised Sharpe from the ranks. Its our magnificent gain Terry Pratchett Sharpe is the epitome of a nineteenth-century, romantic working-class hero. Cool, flash and fragrant . . . Escape and enjoy Daily Express '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 Cornwells combination of breakneck action and pigheaded man behaving badly  but with dazzling brio  is unbeatable. His historical setting is well observed, adding a degree of poignancy: an ancient civilisation destroyed by an army of brutalised illiterates, confused and far from home, but dogged and unquestionably brave Daily Telegraph”

‘Sharpe and his creator are national treasures.' Sunday Telegraph

'Bernard Cornwell is a literary miracle. Year after year, hail, rain, snow, war and political upheavals fail to prevent him from producing the most entertaining and readable historical novels of his generation.' Daily Mail

'Cornwell's narration is quite masterly and supremely well-researched.' Observer

‘The best battle scenes of any writer I’ve ever read, past or present. Cornwell really makes history come alive.’ George R.R. Martin

Bernard Cornwell was born in London, raised in Essex and worked for the BBC for eleven years before meeting Judy, his American wife. Denied an American work permit he wrote a novel instead and has been writing ever since. He and Judy divide their time between Cape Cod and Charleston, South Carolina.

SHARPE'S ASSASSIN, the brand new novel in the global bestselling series, is available to buy now Denmark, 1807 When Lieutenant Richard Sharpe arrives in Copenhagen on a secret mission to help stop a war, he finds a city swarming with spies and deceit. Yet the French forces are gathering, their eyes on the Danish navy's impressive battle fleet: one that could replace every ship they lost at Trafalgar. The city burns, attacked by the French and besieged by the British. And discovering that he'll have to make his own rules, fighting through the shadowy maze of friends and foes, is Sharpe . . . 'A master storyteller' DAILY TELEGRAPH

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