Sharpe's Ennemy - The Defence of Portugal, Christmas 1812 (the Sharpe Serie, Book 15)

Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext *SHARPE'S COMMAND, the brand new novel in the global bestselling series, is available to pre-order now* Spain, December 1812 In a deathly cold winter on the Spanish-Portuguese border, a group of deserters take British hostages and it falls to Major Richard Sharpe to lead the perilous rescue mission in the biting cold mountains - where he faces one of his oldest, and most cunning, adversaries. The British army's fate rests on the hostages' liberation. Outnumbered and attacked from two sides, it looks like surrender or certain death on the Gateway of God pass. Yet prepared to hold his ground, or risk his life trying, is Sharpe . . . 'A master storyteller' DAILY TELEGRAPH Zusammenfassung *SHARPE’S COMMAND, the brand new novel in the global bestselling series, is available to pre-order now*

Bericht

'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

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Bernard Cornwell
• Verlag: Harper Collins Uk
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 01.03.2012
• EAN: 9780007452972
• ISBN: 978-0-00-745297-2
• Abmessung: 130 mm x 200 mm x 25 mm
• Serien: Richard Sharpe; The Sharpe Series; Sharpe-Serie; Richard Sharpe; The Sharpe Series
• Themen: Belletristik > Erzählende Literatur; FICTION / War & Military, FICTION / Historical / General, FICTION / Sagas, Europe, Historical fiction, Spain, FICTION / Action & Adventure, Historical adventure, FICTION / Alternative History, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, c 1500 onwards to present day, Narrative theme: Sense of place, Historical adventure fiction, Napoleonic War fiction, Father’s Day, Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards, Fiction based on or inspired by true events