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Sharpe’s Command

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SHARPE IS BACK.

The brand new novel from Bernard Cornwell in the global bestselling Sharpe series.

If any man can do the impossible it's Richard Sharpe . . .

And the impossible is exactly what the formidable Major Sharpe is asked to do when he's dispatched on an undercover mission behind enemy lines, deep in the Spanish countryside.

For a remote village is about to become the centre of a battle for the future of Europe. Sitting high above the Almaraz bridge, it is the last link between two French armies, one in the north and one in the south; if they meet, the British are doomed.

Only Sharpe's small group of men – with their cunning and courage to rely on – stand in their way. But they're rapidly outnumbered, enemies are hiding in plain sight, and time is running out . . .

SHARPE’S COMMAND is the brand new novel in the bestselling historical series that has sold over 20 million copies worldwide.

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READERS LOVE SHARPE'S COMMAND:

‘Bernard is a great storyteller and historian’ – reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Once again this is a page turner. Loved it!’ – reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘What a fantastic book . . . another great adventure for Richard Sharpe’ – reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Sharpe alongside Patrick, Teresa and Hogan up to their necks in French men and Spanish treachery’ – reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Sharpe is back, bashing Napoleon’s lot in the mountains of Spain . . . classic Sharpe!’ – reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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Praise for Bernard Cornwell:

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‘Sharpe and his creator are national treasures' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH

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'Strong narrative, vigourous action and striking characterisation, Cornwell remains king of the territory he has staked out as his own' SUNDAY TIMES

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‘Like Game of Thrones, but real’ OBSERVER

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'Blood, divided loyalties and thundering battles' THE TIMES

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‘The best battle scenes of any writer I’ve ever read, past or present. Cornwell really makes history come alive’ George R.R. Martin

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‘He’s called a master storyteller. Really he’s cleverer than that’ TELEGRAPH

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‘Nobody in the world does this better than Cornwell’ LEE CHILD

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‘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

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‘The master still adding to his wonderful Saxon Chronicles’ SUNDAY TIMES MAGAZINE

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‘Legendary … excellent storytelling, as ever’ SUNDAY SPORT

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'A violent, absorbing historical saga, deeply researched and thoroughly imagined' WASHINGTON POST

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