"Combines those strengths that have come to characterize Bernard Cornwell's
fictionimmaculate historical reconstruction and the ability to tell a ripping yarn."
Washington Post

As Napoleon threatens to crush Britain in battle, Lt. Col. Richard Sharpe leads a ragtag army
to exact a personal revenge.

In the spring of 1811, one of the most bitter battles of the Peninsular War is about to commence.
The hopes and hearts of all of Britain are turned toward Spain, where victory will be won or lost.

A skilled leader and proven hero, Richard Sharpe takes charge of an Irish battalion from the king
of Spains household guard. But poorly equipped and untrained, they are easily ambushed by an
elite French unit commanded by Sharpes deadly enemy, Brigadier General Guy Loup. Sharpe
and Loup have tangled before, and now the fighting wolf means to exact his revenge. But
something goes terribly wrong in their bloody skirmish, and Sharpe is faced with the ruin of his
career and reputation. Stripped of everything he holds dear, all he has left is his honor, spirit, and
courage. To redeem himself in the eyes of his men and his country, his task is clearto lead his
men to glory on the bloody streets of Spainor die trying.

Bernard Cornwell was born in London. He worked for the BBC and Thames Television before coming to the United States to write full time. He lives with his wife on Cape Cod.

Frederick Davidson is a recipient of the Golden Voices Award and numerous Earphones Awards. After performing for years in many BBC radio plays, he came to America in 1976. He has narrated more than eight hundred audiobooks.