SHARPE IS BACK.The global bestseller Bernard Cornwell returns with his iconic hero, Richard Sharpe.SHARPE IS BACK.The global bestseller Bernard Cornwell returns with his iconic hero, Richard Sharpe.If any man can do the impossible it's Richard Sharpe . . .Lieutenant-Colonel Sharpe is a man with a reputation. Born in the gutter, raised a foundling, he joined the army twenty-one years ago, and it’s been his home ever since. He’s a loose cannon, but his unconventional methods make him a valuable weapon.So when, the dust still settling after the Battle of Waterloo, the Duke of Wellington needs a favour, he turns to Sharpe. For Wellington knows that the end of one war is only the beginning of another. Napoleon's army may be defeated, but another enemy lies waiting in the shadows – a secretive group of fanatical revolutionaries hell-bent on revenge.Sharpe is dispatched to a new battleground: the maze of Paris streets where lines blur between friend and foe. And in search of a spy, he will have to defeat a lethal assassin determined to kill his target or die trying . . .Praise for Bernard Cornwell:‘Sharpe and his creator are national treasures' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH'Strong narrative, vigourous action and striking characterisation, Cornwell remains king of the territory he has staked out as his own' SUNDAY TIMES‘Like Game of Thrones, but real’ OBSERVER'Blood, divided loyalties and thundering battles' THE TIMES‘The best battle scenes of any writer I’ve ever read, past or present. Cornwell really makes history come alive’ George R.R. Martin‘He’s called a master storyteller. Really he’s cleverer than that’ TELEGRAPH‘A reminder of just how good a writer he is’ SUNDAY TIMES‘Nobody in the world does this better than Cornwell’ Lee Child‘Cornwell’s skill [is] in ageing his warrior-hero, who now creaks as he fights and is haunted by those he has loved and lost’ THE TIMES‘The master still adding to his wonderful Saxon Chronicles’ SUNDAY TIMES MAGAZINE‘Legendary … excellent storytelling, as ever’ SUNDAY SPORT'A violent, absorbing historical saga, deeply researched and thoroughly imagined' WASHINGTON POSTSharpe is back in the gripping, epic new historical novel from the global bestselling authorBernard Cornwell was born in London, raised in Essex andworked for the BBC for eleven years before meeting Judy, hisAmerican wife. Denied an American work permit he wrote anovel instead and has been writing ever since. He and Judydivide their time between Cape Cod and Charleston, SouthCarolina.Sharpe is back in the gripping, epic new historical novel from the global bestselling author• After 15 years’ absence, Richard Sharpe is back•SHARPE’S ASSASSIN will take the reader on an epic journey with Sharpe to Paris after he survives the battlefields of Waterloo• The iconic Sharpe novels have sold 20 million copies around the world• A global brand – Bernard Cornwell is the author of over 50 novels published in 30 countries and 28 languages: he is the most successful and prolific historical novelist writing today• We saw strong growth with Bernard Cornwell’s last HB – WAR LORD – which has sold over 90k copies and is 26% up against the previous HBCompetition: Sharpe;the last kingdom;game of thrones;Troubled Blood;Jack Reacher;Vikings;Blue Moon;John le Carre;warlord;a song for the dark times;V2;The Sentinel;Limitless. by;Wilbur Smith;Conn Iggulden;Lee Child;Robert Harris;Bernard Cornwall;George R R Martin;James Patterson;Stephen King;Bernard Cornwell
Pubblicato da: HarperCollins Publishers