Sharpe’s Storm
Richard Sharpe and the Invasion of Southern France, 1813
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4.4 • 28 Ratings
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
A gripping novel featuring the legendary Richard Sharpe from Bernard Cornwell, the internationally bestselling master of historical fiction widely recognized as “the most prolific and successful historical novelist in the world today” (Wall Street Journal).
The year is 1813. France is a battlefield, and winter shows no mercy. Amid brutal conditions, Major Richard Sharpe finds himself saddled with an unexpected burden: Rear-Admiral Sir Joel Chase, dispatched by the Admiralty with sealed orders, unshakable confidence, and a frankly terrifying enthusiasm for combat.
Sharpe’s mission from Wellington is clear, yet anything but simple: Keep Sir Joel alive.
Sir Joel could hold the key to defeating Napoleon once and for all. But to pull off his audacious plan, he needs someone who knows how to fight dirty, think fast, and survive the impossible.
He needs Sharpe…
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
The crackling latest historical adventure in Cornwell's Richard Sharpe series (after Sharpe's Command) finds the British soldier in Southern France in 1813, where he's fighting against the armies of Napoleon at the tail end of the Peninsular War between England, Spain, and Portugal. After capturing a village he'd been ordered to avoid, Sharpe is tasked with escorting his old friend, rear admiral Sir Joel Chase, on a mission to storm the fortress of General Soult, marshal of the French Empire. Sir Joel's bravado and thirst for combat keep the pair in constant danger, as does the resentment of Lt. Col. Nathanial Peacock, a coward who thinks command is a measure of social status unfitting for the lowborn Sharpe. Knowing, however, that "his job now was to kill, and he was good at it, he was death in a green jacket," Sharpe presses forward. As usual, Cornwell nimbly melds Sharpe's action-hero theatrics with a vivid historical setting, offering a smart study of the past that's punctuated by thrilling bayonet thrusts and exploding cannon shot. It's a heart-pounding treat for history buffs and military thriller fans alike.
