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"The greatest writer of historical adventures today." --Washington Post Critically acclaimed, perennial New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell (Agincourt, The Fort, the Saxon Tales) makes real history come alive in his breathtaking historical fiction. Praised as "the direct heir to Patrick O'Brian" (Agincourt, The Fort), Cornwell has brilliantly captured the fury, chaos, and excitement of battle as few writers have ever done--perhaps most vividly in his phenomenally popular novels following the illustrious military career of British Army officer Richard Sharpe during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. In Sharpe's Fortress, Ensign Sharpe's adventures in India reach a grand finale at the Siege of Gawilghur during the Maharatta War in December 1803, as Cornwell's hero uncovers a foul treason and seeks a righteous revenge. Perhaps the San Francisco Chronicle said it best: "If only all history lessons could be as vibrant."

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9780061098635
  • Indbinding:
  • Paperback
  • Sideantal:
  • 320
  • Udgivet:
  • 23. Oktober 2012
  • Størrelse:
  • 133x19x203 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 405 g.
  • 8-11 hverdage.
  • 28. Maj 2024
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Bernard Cornwell (f. 1944) blev født i London. Han var et krigsbarn med canadisk far og engelsk mor, og efter sin fødsel blev han bortadopteret til en adoptivfamilie i Essex. Familien var medlemmer af sekten Peculiar People. Cornwell forlod sekten for at studere på universitetet i London. Efter at have arbejdet som lærer, fik han arbejde ved BBC Television, hvor han arbejdede i 10 år. Han startede ved BBC som researcher og efter 10 år var han Head of Current Affairs Television for afdelingen i Nordirland. Det var da han arbejdede i Belfast, at Bernard Cornwell mødte og forelskede sig i amerikanske Judy. Da Judy ikke kunne flytte til Storbritannien, og Bernard ikke kunne få et indflytningstilladelse i USA, så det mørkt ud for parret, men det fandt han en løsning på: at blive forfatter. Som forfatter behøver man nemlig ikke en arbejdstilladelse. Parret blev gift i 1980 og bor stadig i USA. Tanken om at skrive en britisk soldats oplevelser i Napoleonkrigene havde strejfet ham..

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"The greatest writer of historical adventures today."
--Washington Post
Critically acclaimed, perennial New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell (Agincourt, The Fort, the Saxon Tales) makes real history come alive in his breathtaking historical fiction. Praised as "the direct heir to Patrick O'Brian" (Agincourt, The Fort), Cornwell has brilliantly captured the fury, chaos, and excitement of battle as few writers have ever done--perhaps most vividly in his phenomenally popular novels following the illustrious military career of British Army officer Richard Sharpe during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. In Sharpe's Fortress, Ensign Sharpe's adventures in India reach a grand finale at the Siege of Gawilghur during the Maharatta War in December 1803, as Cornwell's hero uncovers a foul treason and seeks a righteous revenge. Perhaps the San Francisco Chronicle said it best: "If only all history lessons could be as vibrant."

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