New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell returns to the early years of the nineteenth century, capturing the bravery, battles, and bloodshed of Britain’s peninsular wars with this epic tale featuring his iconic hero Richard Sharpe.

Outsider.

Hero.

Rogue.

And the one man you want on your side.

The author of sixty novels, Bernard Cornwell has been hailed as the most prolific and successful historical novelist in the world today (Wall Street Journal). Sharpe’s Assassin marked the return of beloved hero Richard Sharpe and was hailed as a boisterous return of a favorite character (Booklist). In this latest historical novel, Cornwell returns to the early days of the peninsular war, where Sharpe once again finds himself entangled in intrigue, bloody warfare, and thrilling adventure.