From New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell,
another exciting adventure in the world-renowned ** Sharpe series,
chronicling the rise of Richard Sharpe, a Private in His Majesty's Army
at the siege of Seringapatam.
Five years after the Battle of Waterloo, Sharpe's peaceful retirement in
Normandy is shattered. An old friend, Don Blas Vivar, is missing in
Chile, reported dead at rebel hands - a report his wife refuses to
believe. She appeals to Sharpe to find out the truth.
Sharpe, along with Patrick Harper, find themselves bound for Chile via
St. Helena, where they have a fateful meeting with the fallen Emperor
Napoleon. Convinced that they are on their way to collect a corpse,
neither man can imagine that dangers that await them in Chile...