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From THE BESTSELLING author Bernard Cornwell comes Redcoat . . . Philadelphia in 1777 is a city at war - not just between American troops and the British army, but within itself. For an occupied city throws together loyalist and patriot, soldier and civilian, man and woman; divides families and breeds treachery.Here ruthless Captain Kit Vane and beautiful Martha Crowl, passionate patriot Caroline and her idealist young lover Jonathon, unscrupulous Ezra Woollard and the brutal Sergeant Scammell, forge and break shifting allegiances that drive them to dangerous lengths. And caught between them Private Sam Gilpin, seduced into war by a dare and a red coat, must learn the bitter lessons of love, loss and the real meaning of loyalty.

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El teniente de fusileros Richard Sharpe vive un momento complicado: su amada, lady Grace Hale, ha muerto al dar a luz, los abogados se han quedado todas sus riquezas y, por si fuera poco, en su compañía ha quedado relegado al servil trabajo de intendente.Se está planteando incluso dejar el ejército cuando, por un encuentro casual, el mayor David Baird le asigna una misión secreta en Copenhague. Dinamarca es neutral, pero tiene una flota poderosa, y Sharpe debe evitar que los daneses entreguen sus barcos de guerra a Napoleón, que busca reemplazo para los navíos que perdió en la batalla de Trafalgar.Arrastrado a una brutal guerra de espionaje, Sharpe descubre que no es más que un peón listo para ser sacrificado? Pero, a veces, los peones también pueden cambiar el destino del juego, y, una vez descubierto el traidor, decide poner sus propias normas y convertirse en el cazador de la partida en medio de una ciudad asediada por las tropas británicas.

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La batalla épica por el control de la capital confederada continúa durante el caluroso verano de 1862.Tras haber destacado en Cedar Moutain, la carrera de capitán confederado Nate Starbuck, yanqui norteño que lucha por la causa rebelde de sur, se ve amenazada una vez más. Consciente de que tiene que sobrevivir y ganar la batalla, no sólo debe liderar a su harapienta compañía en la amarga lucha contra el formidale ejército del norte, sino también contra sus propios superiores, a quienes no les gustaría nada más que verlo muerto. Porque la sospecha y la hostilidad de su comandante de brigada, el general Washington Faulconer, es más evidente que nunca.El resultado de la contienda, la sangrienta y espantosa segunda batalla de Manassas, va a cambiar drásticamente la fortuna de ambos hombres...Evocador e históricamente preciso, Bernard Cornwell continúa con Bandera de batalla la impresionante serie de aventuras de Natan Starbuck en algunos de los campos de batalla más decisivos de l

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SHARPE IS BACK. The global bestseller Bernard Cornwell returns with his iconic hero, Richard Sharpe. If any man can do the impossible it's Richard Sharpe . . . Lieutenant-Colonel Sharpe is a man with a reputation. Born in the gutter, raised a foundling, he joined the army twenty-one years ago, and it’s been his home ever since. He’s a loose cannon, but his unconventional methods make him a valuable weapon. So when, the dust still settling after the Battle of Waterloo, the Duke of Wellington needs a favour, he turns to Sharpe. For Wellington knows that the end of one war is only the beginning of another. Napoleon's army may be defeated, but another enemy lies waiting in the shadows – a secretive group of fanatical revolutionaries hell-bent on revenge. Sharpe is dispatched to a new battleground: the maze of Paris streets where lines blur between friend and foe. And in search of a spy, he will have to defeat a lethal assassin determined to kill his target or die trying . . .

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The gripping thriller about one man's perilous journey through the high seas . . . FROM THE NO. 1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE SHARPE SERIES'A classic Bernard Cornwell tale - fast and furious. Couldn't put it down but didn't want it to finish' 5***** Reader Review'I was hooked from the start . . . One of Cornwell's best. Explosive' 5***** Reader Review________Tim Blackburn's wife died in a ball of flame in the Channel, victim of a mystery bomber. His son had died years earlier in Northern Ireland, killed in a terrorist attack. And his daughter Nicole had vanished in the North Pacific after joining an outlawed organisation called Genesis dedicated to saving the planet, by violence if necessary. The police think Nicole might have been involved in the death of her mother, but Tim won't believe it. And he means to prove it. With nothing else to live for, Tim goes in search of Nicole in his yacht Stormchild. He hopes to rescue her from the clutches of Genesis.But where would a secretive organization of ruthless environmentalists hide?And even if he does find Nicole, will he be a welcome visitor? . . .

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*The new novel in the bestselling Sharpe series – SHARPE’S COMMAND – is available now* SHARPE IS BACK. The global bestseller Bernard Cornwell returns with his iconic hero, Richard Sharpe. If any man can do the impossible it's Richard Sharpe . . . Paris, 1815 Richard Sharpe is a man with a reputation. Born in the gutter, raised a foundling, he’s the army’s loose cannon – but also its most formidable weapon. With violence brewing in the aftermath of Waterloo, and a secretive group of revolutionaries hell-bent on avenging Napoleon’s defeat, Sharpe is called to the front line: the maze of Paris streets where lines blur between friend and foe. And in search of a spy, he must defeat a lethal assassin determined to destroy his target, or die trying . . . Sharpe’s Assassin was a Sunday Times bestseller in hardback the w/c 4th October 2021.

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The second book in Bernard Cornwell’s bestselling series on the American Civil War. Nathanial Starbuck is a Copperhead: a northerner fighting for the rebel South in America’s Civil War. Expelled from the Faulconer Legion, Starbuck must travel a hard road before he can rejoin his comrades. He must join the shadowy war of betrayal and espionage, where nothing is certain and no one can be trusted. Starbuck’s journey will take him through the savage prisons of Richmond, across the blood-sodden battlefields of Virginia, and into the deadly high command of the northern army.

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The first book in the epic and bestselling series that has gripped millions. A hero will be forged from this broken land. As seen on Netflix and BBC around the world. In a land torn apart by conflict, an orphan boy has come of age. Raised by the Vikings, deadly enemies of his own Saxon people, Uhtred is a fierce and skilled warrior who kneels to no-one. Alfred – Saxon, king, man of god – fights to hold the throne of the only land still resisting the pagan northerners. Uhtred and Alfred’s fates are tangled, soaked in blood and blackened by the flames of war. Together they will change history.

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Johnny Rossendale has spent the last four years on the seas, away from the titled family he despises. But now he must turn his sailing cutter, the Sunflower, around and sail to Devon, where his mother lies dying.When Johnny makes landfall, though, he finds that his return is eagerly anticipated by some very sinister foes. After an attempt on his life, he realises that someone thinks a missing painting that belongs to the family is in his hands - and, worse, they are prepared to go to any lengths to get hold of it.But as Earl of Stowey, Johnny has eight centuries of robber-baron blood pumping through his veins. He won't let the family fortune fall into the hands of others without a fight . . .

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*SHARPE’S COMMAND, the brand new novel in the global bestselling series, is available to pre-order now* Sharpe’s Tiger is the brilliant beginning of Sharpe’s adventures India, 1799 The citadel of Seringapatam is under siege. Navigating this dangerous kingdom of bejewelled palaces and poverty, Private Richard Sharpe embarks on a rescue mission to save a senior officer from the clutches of the Tippoo of Mysore – and oust the Sultan from his throne. The fortress of Mysore is considered impregnable, but one of the greatest threats comes from betrayal within the British ranks. And the man to outwit enemies from both sides is Sharpe . . . ‘A master storyteller’ DAILY TELEGRAPH

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*A brand new companion to the Last Kingdom series, Uhtred’s Feast, is available to pre-order now* An oath of loyalty. Two warring kings. A destiny he didn’t choose… England is in turmoil as Vikings and Saxons battle for territory. Rumours build about the fatal sickness of the King, and the country awaits an heir. A violent clash at sea forces the warrior lord Uhtred to lead his men from his Northumbrian fortress to London and plunge into the eye of the storm. For two kings claim the empty throne, and a new kingdom cannot be born without bloodshed. Uhtred’s sword will leave one king dead and the other victorious. But sometimes it is hard to know the will of the gods… ‘Nobody in the world does this better than Cornwell’ LEE CHILD

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*A brand new companion to the Last Kingdom series, Uhtred’s Feast, is available to pre-order now* The ninth book in the epic and bestselling series that has gripped millions. A hero will be forged from this broken land. As seen on Netflix and BBC around the world. A fragile peace is about to be broken… King Alfred’s son Edward and formidable daughter, Æthelflaed, rule Wessex, Mercia and East Anglia. But all around the restless Northmen, eyeing the rich lands and wealthy churches, are mounting raids. Uhtred of Bebbanburg, the kingdoms’ greatest warrior, controls northern Mercia from the strongly fortified city of Chester. But forces are rising up against him. Northmen allied to the Irish, led by the fierce warrior Ragnall Ivarson, are soon joined by the Northumbrians, and their strength could prove overwhelming. Despite the gathering threat, both Edward and Æthelflaed are reluctant to move out of the safety of their fortifications. But with Uhtred’s own daughter married to Ivarson’s brother, who can be trusted? In the struggle between family and loyalty, between personal ambition and political commitment, there will be no easy path. But a man with a warrior’s courage may be able to find it. Such a man is Uhtred,and this may be his finest hour.

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*SHARPE’S COMMAND, the brand new novel in the global bestselling series, is available to pre-order now* Spain, December 1812 In a deathly cold winter on the Spanish-Portuguese border, a group of deserters take British hostages and it falls to Major Richard Sharpe to lead the perilous rescue mission in the biting cold mountains – where he faces one of his oldest, and most cunning, adversaries. The British army’s fate rests on the hostages’ liberation. Outnumbered and attacked from two sides, it looks like surrender or certain death on the Gateway of God pass. Yet prepared to hold his ground, or risk his life trying, is Sharpe . . . ‘A master storyteller’ DAILY TELEGRAPH

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*SHARPE’S COMMAND, the brand new novel in the global bestselling series, is available to pre-order now* Portugal, 1811 Captain Richard Sharpe’s renegade ways leave him discarded by his regiment and waging a war against a private Portuguese enemy – one fought through the burning, pillaged streets of Coimbra. Forced to retreat across treacherous terrain, the British army prepare vast defences at the Lines of Torres Vedras – their greatest secret and their last hope of stopping the French reaching Lisbon. And risking everything to re-join his regiment, and lead the army into battle once more, is Sharpe . . . ‘A master storyteller’ DAILY TELEGRAPH

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*SHARPE’S COMMAND, the brand new novel in the global bestselling series, is available to pre-order now* Richard Sharpe triumphs in the last battle of the war, only to find himself in worse peril when charged to recover Napoleon’s treasure. It is 1814. There are rumours that Napoleon is dead, or has run away, but Sharpe has one last battle to fight before he can lay down his sword. It is the battle for Toulouse. Little does he know it will be one of the bloodiest conflicts of the war. But Sharpe’s war is not only the battle. Accused of stealing Napoleon’s treasure, Sharpe must discover the unknown enemy who has tried to frame him – and his revenge is ingenious and devastating. 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.

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*SHARPE’S COMMAND, the brand new novel in the global bestselling series, is available to pre-order now* Spain, July 1809 Lieutenant Richard Sharpe faces not only great danger on the battlefield but also, even more dangerous, treachery within his own ranks. But as the enemy approaches, he must pick up his rifle and prepare to lead his men against the French at one of the biggest, bloodiest fights of the war – the Battle of Talavera. Out of the mist comes the roaring, undefeated army sent by Emperor Napoleon. Over their heads soar the Eagles, the standards touched by the hand of the Emperor himself. And boldly waiting for them is Sharpe . . . ‘A master storyteller’ DAILY TELEGRAPH

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*A brand new companion to the Last Kingdom series, Uhtred’s Feast, is available to pre-order now* The fifth novel in Bernard Cornwell’s epic and bestselling series on the making of England and the fate of his great hero, Uhtred of Bebbanburg. As seen on Netflix and BBC around the world. To King Alfred he is the ‘lord of battles’. He has gained riches, loyal men and a beloved wife. But Uhtred is dogged by betrayal and tragedy. The ailing Alfred presses Uhtred to swear loyalty to his son and heir Edward, preventing the warrior lord from taking vengeance on those who stole his home at Bebbanburg. Now Uthred will once again defend the Christian kingdom – in a battle which could smash the growing power of the deadly Danes. In so doing he meets a woman more dangerous than any warlord. A killer, a schemer with a dark power over men’s hearts: Skade. Uhtred of Bebbanburg’s mind is as sharp as his sword. A thorn in the side of the priests and nobles who shape his fate, this Saxon raised by Vikings is torn between the life he loves and those he has sworn to serve.

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El guerrero Uhtred, ahora casado, con dos hijos y propietario de tierras, parece destinado a gozar de una paz semejante a la que hay en Inglaterra, donde el reino danés del norte y el reino sanón de Wessex inician una nueva etapa de paz. Pero los vikingos siguen al acecho en Londinium, dispuestos a conquistar Wessex, para lo cual precisan la ayuda del su viejo camarada Uhtred. Por su parte, el rey Alfredo el Grande confía en que sea él quien encabece una operación destinada a expulsar a los vikingos, lo que llevará a Uhtred a enfrentarse de nuevo a su ambivalente identidad, y a poner en la balanza su origen vikingo y la lealtad a su rey; en cualqueir caso, su ardor guerrero pesará más que la placidez familiar.Más información en nuestro blog: bernardcornwell.blogspot.com/

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2 REIMPRESION. En el 866 Uthred, un joven anglo-sajón de ascendencia aristocrática, vive escindido entre dos mundos antagónicos. Desde pequeño vive entre vikingos, pues fue raptado por estos, lo que le otorga una situación privilegiada desde la que enjuiciar las costumbres, las creencias y los ritos de sajones y daneses. Poco a poco Uthred va ganándose el respeto de los vikingos por su audacia y su valentía, pero, como no podía ser de otra manera, llega un momento en que la cuestión de la identidad se convierte para él en un peso difícil de soportar.La habilidad de Cornwell para presentar cuestiones de largo alcance mediante novelas de aventuras, ajustadas a los acontecimientos históricos y su innegable capacidad para narrar grandes y violentas batallas brilla en todo su esplendor.Bernard Cornwell es uno de los escritores vivos de mayores ventas en todo el mundo. Escogido en el año 2000 como uno de los 25 autores del siglo XX preferidos por los lectores británicos. Sus novelas

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