Stranded in Spain as the British army retreats, distrusted by his men and surrounded by the enemy, Lieutenant Richard Sharpe finds an ally in Spanish cavalryman Blas Vivar, who possesses information that can change the course of the war and help them all escape through the enemy-held mountains of Sp ...
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In the spring of 1811, as Napoleon threatens to crush Britain in battle, Richard Sharpe leads a ragtag army to exact a personal revenge. But something goes terribly wrong in the skirmish, and Sharpe is faced with the ruin of his career and reputation.
Sharpe's mission seems simple: capture a defenseless French coastal fort, cripple Napoleon's supply lines, and retreat across the sea. But old enemy Pierre Ducos lies in wait behind the lines with a French battalion and a general who scalps his dead enemies for trophies.
<P> In a battery of events that will make a hero out of an illiterate private, a young Richard Sharpe poses as the enemy to bring down a ruthless Indian dictator backed by fearsome French troops. </P> <P> The year is 1799, and Richard Sharpe is just beginning his military career. An inexperienced yo ...
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<i>The Pale Horseman</i> is the compelling sequel to the best-selling <i>The Last Kingdom</i>. Uhtred, Northumbrian born, raised a Viking and now married to a Saxon, is already a formidable figure and warrior. But at 20 he is still arrogant, pagan, and headstrong, so not a comfortable ally for the t ...
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