"The marvelous Cornwell returns to his greatest character, British Army rifleman Richard Sharpe....Great banks of gunsmoke rise as the armies battle....Cornwell's fans will dance with delight as horsemen charge and sabers swing through chaos and terror". -- Kirkus Reviews

"The marvelous Cornwell returns to his greatest character, British Army rifleman Richard Sharpe...great banks of gunsmoke rise as the armies battle...Cornwell's fans will dance with delight as horsemen charge and sabers swing through chaos and terror."-- "Kirkus Reviews""Consistently . . . brilliantly realized . . . the Sharpe novels are wonderful."-- Stephen King"Eminently successful historical fiction."-- "Booklist"Exhilarating...Cornwell [is] a master of battlefield writing."-- "Publishers Weekly"Readers throughout the world feel lucky when Bernard Cornwell releases another book in the Richard Sharpe series of wonderful novels that take an everyman's view of military life in the 19th century.... The publication of this novel coincides with the release of new trade paperback versions of some other Sharpe volumes. Please, buy them all. They are that good."--"Roanoke Times & World News""A riveting story of betrayal and revenge that showcases a blend of suspenseful military adventures and sweeping historical detail."-- "Morning Star" Wilmington (NC) "One of the finest authors of military historical fiction."-- "Deseret News"

Publisher: Harper Paperbacks

Pub date: 2012-10-23

Length: 304 pages