Sharpe's Devil: Richard Sharpe and the Emperor, 1820-1821 (Richard Sharpe Adventure) - Softcover

Cornwell, Bernard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 006109028X ISBN 13: 9780061090288

Publisher: HarperCollins, 1995

Synopsis

A veteran of the Napoleonic Wars, Richard Sharpe comes out of retirement to undertake a perilous mission--to find Don Blas Vivar, the captain-general of the Spanish colony of Chile who has vanished without a trace. Reprint.

About this title

Review:

‘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

From the Back Cover:

Richard Sharpe believes that his soldiering days are over, but his retirement is interrupted by a request from Donna Louisa Vivar for Sharpe to discover the truth about the disappearance of her husband, the Captain-General of Chile. Sharpe's quest takes him to St Helena and an encounter with Napoleon, and on to Chile where he soon finds himself caught up in the rebellion against Spanish rule and fighting alongside the flamboyant rebel admiral, Lord Thomas Cochrane.

'Sharpe's Devil' is an adventure story in the classic tradition – a tale of loyalty and treachery, secret scheming and daredevil exploits, and bloody battles fought at sea and on land.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 006109028X
• ISBN 13: 9780061090288
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback