Wildtrack
- Published
- 1 January 1988
- Pages
- 352
- ISBN-13
- 9780241955642
- Type
- novel
About this book
Wildtrack opens Bernard Cornwell's Sailing Thrillers in 1988, following a round-the-world yachtsman turned reluctant detective in a contemporary story built around Cornwell's own passion for sailing. It runs 352 pages and is generally considered one of the strongest entries in the set.
Key facts about Wildtrack
Bernard Cornwell wrote Wildtrack, a novel on our list. It has been out since 1988. The book has 352 pages.
We list 1 edition of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780241955642 to find the main one.
Wildtrack is book 1 of 5 in The Sailing Thrillers series. The series has 5 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 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 The Sailing Thrillers
Wildtrack is book 1 in the The Sailing Thrillers series. It is followed by Sea Lord (Killer's Wake). See the full The Sailing Thrillers reading order.
Before Bernard Cornwell became synonymous with Napoleonic-era and Dark Age historical fiction, he wrote five contemporary thrillers built around his own lifelong passion for sailing. Each novel is a self-contained story with a different protagonist, but together they share a template: ordinary people — sailors, ex-soldiers, journalists — pulled into smuggling rings, fraud, political conspiracy, or violent revenge plots that play out largely on and around small boats, English coastal waters, and the sailing world…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780241955642