Cover of Sharpe's Sword

Sharpe's Sword

Sharpe's Adventures seriesbook 14 of 21Next:Sharpe's Enemy(1984) →

The greatest threat to Wellington's Salamanca Campaign is not Napoleon's Army but France's deadliest assassin. He's already failed to kill Captain Richard Sharpe once. Now, he's getting a second chance.

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 320 pages

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