num_pages: 284
description: "The greatest writer of historical adventures today." —Washington PostCritically 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."
language: English
title: Sharpe's Prey
titlecomplete: Sharpe's Prey (Sharpe, #5)
characters: Daniel Hagman, Patrick Harper, Richard Sharpe, William Pumphrey, Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
genres: Audiobook, Historical, Historical Fiction, Novels, Military Fiction, War, Action, Adventure, Fiction, 19th Century
ratings_count: 11070
places: England, Copenhagen
series: Richard Sharpe, Sharpe
publisher: HarperCollins