Sharpe's Eagle
- Published
- 9 February 1981
- Pages
- 296
- ISBN-13
- 9780007805099
- Type
- novel
About this book
Sharpe's Eagle, published 9 February 1981, was the first Sharpe novel Bernard Cornwell wrote and remains many readers' entry point into the series -- 296 pages that drop Richard Sharpe, already an officer, into the Peninsular War at the Battle of Talavera. Sharpe's Gold followed the same year.
Key facts about Sharpe's Eagle
Bernard Cornwell wrote Sharpe's Eagle, a novel on our list. It has been out since 9 February 1981. The book has 296 pages.
We list 3 editions of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780007805099 to find the main one.
Sharpe's Eagle is book 1 of 26 in the Sharpe series. The series has 26 published books. As a result, this is the book to start the series with. 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 Eagle is book 1 in the Sharpe series. It is followed by Sharpe's Gold. 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…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780140294309
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780786106622
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780441760916