Sharpe's Assassin (Hardback)

Bernard Cornwell (author)

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Hardback 400 Pages / Published: 30/09/2021

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All set for fresh adventure, Richard Sharpe returns in spectacular, swashbuckling style in the first novel in Bernard Cornwell’s mega-selling series since 2006.

SHARPE IS BACK.

This autumn, global bestseller Bernard Cornwell returns with his iconic hero, Richard Sharpe.

Outsider.
Hero.
Rogue.

And the one man you want on your side.

Sharpe's Assassin is the brand new novel in the bestselling historical series that has sold over 20 million copies worldwide.

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN: 9780008184018
Number of pages: 400
Weight: 270 g
Dimensions: 240 x 159 mm

MEDIA REVIEWS

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.' - The 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.' - The 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 Post

Bernard Cornwell

From the strife and division of the Dark Ages to the blood and bravery of the Napoleonic Wars, Bernard Cornwell’s has been bringing history to life since the early Eighties when he created the unlikely hero renegade-turned-officer Richard Sharpe. Whether turning his hand to the hunt for the Grail quest, Arthurian legend or feuding Saxons in his Last Kingdom series, his novels are consistently popular, making him one of Britain’s best-loved and bestselling novelists.

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