Publisher, Blackstone Audiobooks (April 2009)

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“The best of the series so far.” —Los Angeles Herald Examiner

“Narrator Frederick Davidson is constantly in and around the bull’s-eye with all of his accents and attitudes as well as with the tempo of this fast-paced war story.” —Dick Richmond, Books on Tape

“The world may have a new literary hero. His name is Richard Sharpe.” —Philadelphia Inquirer

It is January 1812. Looming on the border of Portugal and Spain is the fortress of Badajoz. To lead an assault on its thick, sheer walls and battlements is suicide, yet this is Richard Sharpe’s mission. Inside the walls are his wife and daughter, and only he can save them.

Outside is the misshapen, vengeance-crazed Sergeant Obadiah Hakeswill, a man determined to kill Sharpe. Sharpe knows that in the heat of battle, only the cold steel of his battered sword and the ruthless bloodlust of a soldier at war will protect him from the danger of both sides.

About the Author: BERNARD CORNWELL’s sweeping historical novels make him a number-one best-selling author in the United Kingdom and around the world. Born in London, Cornwell worked for the BBC and Thames Television before coming to the United States to write full time. He lives with his wife on Cape Cod.