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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 (68 ratings)

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By: Bernard Cornwell
Narrated by: Rupert Farley
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Publisher's Summary

Captain Sharpe's task is to recover from a feared guerilla leader the gold Wellington so desperately needs.The enemy he faces strikes terror into the hearts of all around - a renegade guerilla band whose leader has a particular loathing for Sharpe, who has stolen his woman.

Soldier, hero, rogue - Sharpe is the man you always want on your side. Born in poverty, he joined the army to escape jail and climbed the ranks by sheer brutal courage. He knows no other family than the regiment of the 95th Rifles whose green jacket he proudly wears.

©1981 Bernard Cornwell (P)2014 HarperCollins Publishers Limited

Critic Reviews

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

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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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