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In Bernard Cornwell’s rugged "Sharpe’s Gold," Captain Richard Sharpe and his regiment are dispatched north by Wellington after a hard‑won battle. Faced with a looming mission to secure a precious gold deposit hidden within a hermitage, Sharpe must navigate the perils of enemy territory. The charge pits him against a ferocious renegade guerrilla faction whose leader harbors a personal grudge, having lost a woman to Sharpe. The stakes are high: the gold could turn the tide of the war, while Sharpe and his men seek both triumph and wealth.
First publish date: 1981
Genre: Historical Fiction/19th Century Historical Fiction
Authors: Bernard Cornwell
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