Sharpe's Sword
- Published
- 1 January 1983
- Pages
- 319
- ISBN-13
- 9780140294330
- Type
- novel
About this book
Sharpe's Sword, published in 1983 at 319 pages, sits between Sharpe's Company and Sharpe's Enemy in the original 1980s run of Peninsular War novels, following Sharpe and Sergeant Harper through another of Cornwell's meticulously researched sieges.
Key facts about Sharpe's Sword
Bernard Cornwell wrote Sharpe's Sword, a novel on our list. It has been out since 1 January 1983. The book has 319 pages.
We list 3 editions of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780140294330 to find the main one.
Sharpe's Sword is book 4 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 Sword is book 4 in the Sharpe series. It follows Sharpe's Company. It is followed by Sharpe's Enemy. 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 9780451213433
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780745167855
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780140070248