Bernard Cornwell

'Sharpe's Escape' takes place in the summer of 1810, once again in the Peninsular War. The French are mounting their third and most dangerous invasion of Portugal. Captain Richard Sharpe with his company of redcoats and riflemen meets the invaders on the gaunt ridge of Bussaco. But the French are not stopped. Originally published: London: HarperCol

It was a hard winter. For Richard Sharpe, it was the worst he could remember. He had lost his command to a wealthy man. And from England comes his oldest enemy - the ruthless Hawkeswill - utterly determined to ruin Sharpe. Originally published: London: Collins, 1982

Arthur and his world are brought vividly to life. A man battling for his vision of the future in a brutal age, dragged down by suspicions, magic and intrigue, can only survive because of his skill at war and genius at leadership. Originally published: 1996

The British invasion of France is under way, and the Navy has called upon the services of Major Richard Sharpe. He hand picks a team of trusted men to help him in one of the most dangerous missions of his career - to capture a fortress and secure a landing on the French coast. Originally published: London: Collins, 1987

It is 1815. Sharpe is serving on the personal staff of the inexperienced and incompetent William, Prince of Orange, who has been given command of a large proportion of the Allied force. When the Battle of Waterloo commences, Sharpe takes matters into his own hands, turning certain defeat into magnificent triumph. Originally published: London: Harpe

THE LAST KINGDOM, THE PALE HORSEMAN, THE LORDS OF THE NORTH, SWORD SONG, THE BURNING LAND, DEATH OF KINGS. Uhtred, born into Saxon aristocracy in ninth-century Northumbria is orphaned at ten. He is captured and adopted by a Dane and taught the Viking ways. Yet Uhtred's fate is indissolubly bound up with Alfred, King of Wessex, who rules over the only English kingdom to survive the Danish assault. The Warrior Chronicles is an epic series from the master...