From New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell, the eleventh installment in the world-renowned Sharpe series, chronicling the rise of Richard Sharpe, a Private in His Majesty's Army at the siege of Seringapatam.

In the winter of 1811, the war seems lost. Spain has fallen to the French, except for Cadiz, now the Spanish capital and itself under siege.

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"Atrapado en el recuerdo de Sandrine, sin salida ni futuro, Suso Corbacho no dispone de muchas opciones. A pesar de ser abogado, apenas sobrevive en Ceuta con el dinero que recibe de su padre. Por ello, cuando este le pide que se reúna con Zallas, un hombre de dudosa reputación involucrado en negocios turbios, muy a su pesar no puede negarse. Por otra parte, el Califa, un representante de artistas al que Suso debe tres mil euros, le ordena ir en...

When a secret group of Spaniards threatens the alliance between England and Spain in the fight against Bonaparte, Captain Richard Sharpe and his unit of British soldiers must save the alliance and foil their plans to embarrass the British.