Sharpe · Book 12

Sharpe's Devil

Published
1 January 1992
Pages
322
ISBN-13
9780061090288
Type
novel
Cover of Sharpe's Devil

About this book

Sharpe's Devil, correctly dated to 1992, follows Sharpe's Waterloo and precedes the short story Sharpe's Christmas at 322 pages, extending Richard Sharpe's story past the Napoleonic Wars' official end at Waterloo.

Key facts about Sharpe's Devil

Bernard Cornwell wrote Sharpe's Devil, a novel on our list. It has been out since 1992. The book has 322 pages.

We list 3 editions of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780061090288 to find the main one.

Sharpe's Devil is book 12 of 26 in the Sharpe series. The series has 26 published books. However, the series starts with Sharpe's Eagle (1981). Sharpe's Storm is the latest book in the series with a full release date, out on 21 October 2025.

Additionally, Bernard Cornwell writes The Crowning Mercy Trilogy, The Sailing Thrillers and The Starbuck Chronicles, 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 Sharpe

Sharpe's Devil is book 12 in the Sharpe series. It follows Sharpe's Waterloo. It is followed by Sharpe's Christmas. See the full Sharpe reading order.

Bernard Cornwell's Sharpe novels follow Richard Sharpe, a foundling raised in a London workhouse who enlists as a private soldier and — against every rule of the Georgian army — is commissioned into the officer ranks after saving the Duke of Wellington's life in India. From the storming of Seringapatam to the retreat to Corunna, the breaches of Badajoz and Ciudad Rodrigo, the charge at Salamanca, and finally the field of Waterloo itself, Sharpe fights his way across two decades of the Napoleonic Wars with a…

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