Sharpe's Prey: The Expedition to Denmark, 1807

Bernard Cornwell

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Sharpe's Prey: The Expedition to Denmark, 1807

Sharpe's Prey: The Expedition to Denmark, 1807

Bernard Cornwell

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"The greatest writer of historical adventures today."
--Washington Post

Critically acclaimed, perennial New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell (Agincourt, The Fort, the Saxon Tales) makes real history come alive in his breathtaking historical fiction. Praised as "the direct heir to Patrick O'Brian" (Agincourt, The Fort), Cornwell has brilliantly captured the fury, chaos, and excitement of battle as few writers have ever done--perhaps most vividly in his phenomenally popular novels following the illustrious military career of British Army officer Richard Sharpe during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. In Sharpe's Prey, Sharpe must prove his mettle once again after performing courageously on Wellesley's battlefields in India and the Iberian Peninsula, as he undertakes a secret mission to Copenhagen, Denmark in 1807 to prevent a resurgent Napoleon from capturing the Danish fleet. Perhaps the San Francisco Chronicle said it best: "If only all history lessons could be as vibrant."

Critical Reviews

"The Sharpe novels do for the early 19th century land campaigns what Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin series does for the sea. . . . His books do what good historical fiction must do--bring the period to life, and teach the reader something without making him feel as if he is back in school. On both counts, Cornwell succeeds admirably." - American Way
"If the historical novel presently appears to be undergoing a renaissance, Cornwell, no less than Patrick O'Brian, is one of the reasons. . . . Sharpe's Prey gives us a vivid account of a little-remembered episode in history." - Washington Post
"It delivers excitement so real one can smell the smoke. Sharpe's Prey is another victory in Cornwell's fine line of works of war." - Sarasota Herald-Tribune

Publishing Information

Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
Pub date: 2012-10-23
Length: 288 pages

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