| Sharpe's Devil: Richard Sharpe and the Emperor, 1820-1821 Contributor(s): Cornwell, Bernard (Author) |
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ISBN: 0060932295 ISBN-13: 9780060932299 Publisher: Harper Paperbacks OUR PRICE: $18.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2013 Annotation: Sharpe and Patrick Harper set sail for Chile in order to track down a friend gone missing. As a favor to Napoleon, they carry a seemingly harmless gift with them--one that embroils them in a web of conspiracy and danger. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Historical - World War Ii - Fiction | War & Military - Fiction | Action & Adventure |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 99030290 |
| Series: Sharpe's Adventures |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.4" W x 8" (0.50 lbs) 336 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 45710 Reading Level: 7.4 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 16.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell, another exciting adventure in the world-renowned Sharpe series, chronicling the rise of Richard Sharpe, a Private in His Majesty's Army at the siege of Seringapatam. Five years after the Battle of Waterloo, Sharpe's peaceful retirement in Normandy is shattered. An old friend, Don Blas Vivar, is missing in Chile, reported dead at rebel hands - a report his wife refuses to believe. She appeals to Sharpe to find out the truth. Sharpe, along with Patrick Harper, find themselves bound for Chile via St. Helena, where they have a fateful meeting with the fallen Emperor Napoleon. Convinced that they are on their way to collect a corpse, neither man can imagine that dangers that await them in Chile... |
Contributor Bio(s): Cornwell, Bernard: - BERNARD CORNWELL is the author of the acclaimed New York Times bestselling Saxon Tales series, which includes The Last Kingdom, The Pale Horseman, Lords of the North, Sword Song, The Burning Land, Death of Kings, The Pagan Lord, and, most recently, The Empty Throne and Warriors of the Storm, and which serves as the basis for the hit television series The Last Kingdom. He lives with his wife on Cape Cod and in Charleston, South Carolina. |