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  • Sharpe's Gold: The Destruction of Almeida, August 1810

  • The Sharpe Series, Book 9
  • By: Bernard Cornwell
  • Narrated by: Rupert Farley
  • Length: 9 hrs and 43 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (69 ratings)

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By: Bernard Cornwell
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*SHARPE’S COMMAND, the brand new novel in the global bestselling series, is available to pre-order now*

Spain, August 1810

The English army faces ruin in Spain – and the Duke of Wellington is desperate for money to fund the war. Only a cache of hidden Spanish gold can save them. And only Captain Richard Sharpe has the cunning to capture it.

In the treacherous terrain of the Portuguese hills, with rain sweeping the peninsula, a powerful guerrilla leader holds possession of the gold. And risking everything for the ultimate prize – for his honour, for his army’s fate – is Sharpe . . .

‘A master storyteller’ DAILY TELEGRAPH

©1981 Bernard Cornwell (P)2014 HarperCollins Publishers Limited
Thriller & Suspense War & Military Genre Fiction Historical
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Critic Reviews

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

‘Sharpe and his creator are national treasures.' Sunday Telegraph

'Bernard Cornwell is a literary miracle. Year after year, hail, rain, snow, war and political upheavals fail to prevent him from producing the most entertaining and readable historical novels of his generation.' Daily Mail

'Cornwell's narration is quite masterly and supremely well-researched.' Observer

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Excellent Story

Great story, well told, well worth a listen to, interesting perspective of different characters and so called alliances

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Sharpe's Gold

Great story with suitably slick bad guy and hapless allies. KGL cavalry match well with Sharpe's rogue company.

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