Rebel
- Published
- 1 January 1993
- Pages
- 464
- ISBN-13
- 9780007497966
- Type
- novel
About this book
Rebel opens Bernard Cornwell's Starbuck Chronicles, a historical fiction series published in 1993 at 464 pages. It's followed by Copperhead, the second of four books.
Key facts about Rebel
Bernard Cornwell wrote Rebel, a novel on our list. It has been out since 1993. The book has 464 pages.
We list 1 edition of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780007497966 to find the main one.
Rebel is book 1 of 4 in The Starbuck Chronicles series. The series has 4 published books. As a result, this is the book to start the series with.
Additionally, Bernard Cornwell writes Sharpe, The Crowning Mercy Trilogy and The Sailing Thrillers, plus 3 more series. Those series sit on our historical fiction, thriller and historical fantasy shelves. Meanwhile, Sharpe's Storm is the latest published Bernard Cornwell book on file, from 21 October 2025.
About Bernard Cornwell
Bernard Cornwell is a British author of historical adventure fiction, best known for immersing readers in the physical detail and moral complexity of pre-modern warfare. His breakout Sharpe series follows Richard Sharpe, a low-born British soldier rising through the ranks during the Napoleonic Wars, and became a household name in Britain thanks to the long-running ITV adaptation starring Sean Bean. See every Bernard Cornwell book in order.
Its place in The Starbuck Chronicles
Rebel is book 1 in the The Starbuck Chronicles series. It is followed by Copperhead. See the full The Starbuck Chronicles reading order.
The Starbuck Chronicles follows Nate Starbuck, the rebellious son of a fiercely abolitionist Boston preacher, who ends up fighting for the Confederacy almost by accident — arriving in Richmond in 1861 with no Southern sympathies at all, only to be swept into the Confederate army and, over four novels, become a hardened and increasingly capable officer. It's Bernard Cornwell applying his usual formula — a compromised, class-conflicted protagonist thrown into meticulously researched, unglamorous battle sequences …
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780007497966