Sharpe’s Triumph: The Battle of Assaye, September 1803 (The Sharpe Series, Book 2)

Sharpe’s Triumph: The Battle of Assaye, September 1803 (The Sharpe Series, Book 2)

by Bernard Cornwell (Author)

Synopsis

This major new novel will follow the adventures of Richard Sharpe in India, begun so excitingly in Sharpe's Tiger and culminating in the Battle of Assaye, which Wellington considered his greatest victory. As millions of readers came to know Bernard Cornwell's brilliant creation Richard Sharpe as he fought his way through the Peninsular War, so they discovered that Sharpe had started his soldiering career in India. In 1997, "Sharpe's Tiger" finally lifted the veil on this exciting early life and became the biggest-selling Sharpe novel of all. Now, the year is 1803, and young Sergeant Richard Sharpe is still in India where, following his successes in Sharpe's Tiger, he is on the trail of a renegade East India Company officer. The pursuit takes him through the vicious siege of Ahmednuggur to the bloody battlefield of Assaye where the future Duke of Wellington won what he considered to be his greatest victory, with Richard Sharpe, naturally, at his side. Full of the action and drama and atmosphere that have made this series so immensely popular with both readers and television viewers, "Sharpe's Triumph" will be one of the most eagerly awaited novels of the year.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 384
Edition: TV tie-in edition
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 18 Apr 2006

ISBN 10: 0007235062
ISBN 13: 9780007235063

Media Reviews
Sharpe's Devil 'Frantic action, described in brilliant and breathtaking fashion by Cornwell, who has no equal in this kind of historical adventure story' Daily Express Sharpe's Battle 'What makes these books such a successful formula is the blend of action, well-researched historical setting, colourful characterization and a juicy sub-plot' The Times Sharpe's Tiger 'Cornwell's combination of breakneck action and pig-headed men behaving badly -- but with dazzling brio -- is still unbeatable' Daily Telegraph
Author Bio
Bernard Cornwell worked for BBC TV for seven years, mostly as producer on the Nationwide programme, before taking charge of the Current Affairs department in Northern Ireland. In 1978 he became editor of Thames Television's Thames at Six. Married to an American, he now lives in the United States.