Bernard Cornwell

A band of renegades led by Sharpe's vicious enemy, Obadiah Hakeswill, holds a group of British and French women hostage on a strategic mountain pass. Outnumbered and attacked from two sides, Sharpe must hold his ground or die in the attempt. Consistently exciting... these are wonderful novels. (Stephen King)

An unfinished duel, a midnight murder, and the treachery of a beautiful prostitute lead to the imprisonment of Sharpe. Caught in a web of political intrigue for which his military experience has left him fatally unprepared, Sharpe becomes a fugitive--a man hunted by both ally and enemy alike.

An action-packed historical adventure from Bernard Cornwell's enthralling series on the Napoleonic Wars A daring, impossible mission might just be their last hope. A year after the victory at Talavera, things are looking bleak. With Wellington outnumbered, the bankrupt army's only hope of avoiding collapse is a hidden cache of Portuguese gold. Only Captain Richard Sharpe is capable of stealing it--and it means turning against his own men.

The first book in Bernard Cornwell's epic Sharpe series, which completely transports the reader to an unforgettable time and place in history. At Talavera in July of 1809, Captain Richard Sharpe, bold, professional, and ruthless, prepares to lead his men against the armies of Napoleon into what will be the bloodiest battle of the war. Sharpe has earned his captaincy, but there are others, such as the foppish Lieutenant Gibbons and his uncle, Colonel Henry Simmerson, who have bought their commissions despite their incompetence. After their cowardly loss of the regiment's colors, their resentment toward the upstart Sharpe turns to treachery, and Sharpe must battle his way through sword fights and bloody warfare to redeem the honor of his regiment by capturing the most valued prize in the French Army--a golden Imperial Eagle, the standard touched by the hand of Napoleon himself.

In the heart of war-torn Spain during the Napoleonic era, Lieutenant Richard Sharpe assumes command of the 95th Rifles, a demoralized and skeptical group of soldiersIt's 1809, and Napoleon's army is sweeping across Spain. Tasked with leading his men to safety through treacherous enemy territory, Lieutenant Richard Sharpe faces an arduous journey through the mountains. This immersive exploration of loyalty, valor, and the indomitable spirit of the soldiers who shaped history is the first in an action-packed series that captures the gritty texture of Napoleonic warfare.

In The Winter King and Enemy of God Bernard Cornwell demonstrated his astonishing ability to make the oft-told legend of King Arthur fresh and new for our time. Now, in this riveting final volume of The Warlord Chronicles, Cornwell tells the unforgettable tale of Arthur's final struggles against the Saxons and his last attempts to triumph over a ruined marriage and ravaged dreams. This is the tale not only of a broken love remade, but also of forces both earthly and unearthly that threaten everything Arthur stands for. Peopled by princesses and bards, by warriors and magicians, Excalibur is the story of love, war, loyalty, and betrayal-the work of a magnificent storyteller at the height of his powers.

Since the first volume in his magnificent Warlord Chronicles, The Winter King, now the basis for the British TV show, Bernard Cornwell established himself as the storyteller who could reinvent the legend of King Arthur for our time. In Enemy of God, Cornwell's magical re-creation continues. Having defeated the last holdouts of civil war in southern Britain, Arthur has secured Mordred's throne. But he must still face raging conflicts between the old ways and the new, as well as foes more powerful and more dangerous--because they pose as friends. Brilliantly written and peopled with the familiar faces of legend along with new ones, Enemy of God is an immensely powerful continuation of a modern classic.

In Dark Age Britain, a land from which Arthur has been banished and Merlin has disappeared, a child-king sits unprotected on the throne, and it is up to Arthur, a courageous and honorable man, to preserve the lonely embers of civilization in a barbaric world

Sharpes Triumf er den andre boken i den bestselgende serien om Richard Sharpe. Forfatter Bernard Cornwell har etablert en enorm tilhengerskare verden over med sine spenningsfylte og troverdige historiske romaner, som har solgt i over 20 millioner eksemplarer. India, 1803. Sersjant Richard Sharpe er vitne til et bestialsk og morderisk forræderi. En engelsk offiser har desertert fra det Østindiske kompaniets hær og sluttet seg til Mahrattakonføderasjonen. I jakten på renegaten trenger Sharpe langt inn i fiendens territorium, og står overfor fristelser han aldri har drømt om. Og bak ham følger hans verste fiende, sersjant Obadiah Hakeswill. Som en blodhund på sporet er han fast bestemt på å ødelegge Sharpe en gang for alle. De ledes til landsbyen Assaye. Her leder Sir Arthur Wellesley, den senere hertug av Wellington, en liten britisk hær mot mahrattaenes horder. Wellesley bestemmer seg for å slåss, og Sharpe kastes inn i det slaget som blir kimen til Wellesleys ry som en uovervinnelig hærfører. Det vil få følger for Sharpe også, men bare hvis han kan overleve blodbadet, for det er ved Assaye han endelig blir klar over hva han vil, og finner en sjanse til å oppnå det. Allle romanene om Sharpe er basert på faktiske historiske slag, og flere av bøkene har blitt filmatisert med Sean Bean i hovedrollen som Richard Sharpe.