Sharpe Series Books 1 - 5 Collection Box Set by Bernard Cornwell

Sharpe Series Books 1 - 5 Collection Box Set by Bernard Cornwell introduces Richard Sharpe as a soldier shaped by hardship. Born into poverty, he joins the army to avoid jail and rises through the ranks through brutal courage. His closest loyalty is to the regiment of the 95th Rifles, whose green jacket he wears with pride.

This five-book set follows Sharpe across conflicts and shifting loyalties, from political manoeuvring and espionage to battles fought against overwhelming odds. As Europe is stirred by French ambitions and rival forces gather, Sharpe is repeatedly pushed into danger, forced to rely on instinct, resolve and a willingness to make his own rules.

Included titles

• Prey
• Trafalgar
• Fortress
• Triumph
• Tiger

Key details

• Five-book collection box set
• Sharpe series books 1 to 5
• By Bernard Cornwell
• Features Richard Sharpe and the 95th Rifles

Synopses

Prey

Sharpe is sent to Copenhagen to deliver a bribe intended to stop the Danes handing their battle fleet to the French. With Napoleon’s forces gathering and the Danes insisting on neutrality, he is drawn into a war of spies and brutality. Treated as a sacrificial pawn, Sharpe makes his own rules and hunts a traitor in a city besieged by British troops.

Trafalgar

Travelling home aboard ship, Sharpe meets Admiral Nelson and his fleet on a calm October day off Cape Trafalgar.

Fortress

Newly made an officer, Ensign Sharpe wishes he had remained a sergeant after Sergeant Obadiah Hakeswill puts him in terrible danger at the impregnable Gawilghurs ravine. To recover his confidence and authority, Sharpe prepares to fight as he has never fought before.

Triumph

Sharpe witnesses a murderous act of treachery and, alongside Sir Arthur Wellesley, faces the Mahratta Horde. The trail leads to the village of Assaye, where Wellesley, outnumbered and outgunned, commits a diminished British army to a battle that will make his reputation, and perhaps Sharpe’s too.

Tiger

Sharpe avoids the tyrannical Sergeant Obadiah Hakeswill and attempts to rescue a British officer from under the nose of the Tippoo of Mysore. In fleeing Hakeswill, he enters the exotic and dangerous world of the Tippoo, where survival will demand all his wits as the British army faces catastrophe.