Sharpe’s Prey

The Expedition to Copenhagen, 1807

By: Bernard Cornwell

Narrated by: Rupert Farley

‘Sharpe and his creator are national treasures.' Sunday Telegraph

Denmark, 1807

When Lieutenant Richard Sharpe arrives in Copenhagen on a secret mission to help stop a war, he finds a city swarming with spies and deceit. Yet the French forces are gathering, their eyes on the Danish navy’s impressive battle fleet: one that could replace every ship they lost at Trafalgar.

The city burns, attacked by the French and besieged by the British. And discovering that he’ll have to make his own rules, fighting through the shadowy maze of friends and foes, is Sharpe . . .

‘A master storyteller’ DAILY TELEGRAPH

Critic reviews

‘Sharpe and his creator are national treasures.' Sunday Telegraph

'Bernard Cornwell is a literary miracle. Year after year, hail, rain, snow, war and political upheavals fail to prevent him from producing the most entertaining and readable historical novels of his generation.' Daily Mail

'Cornwell's narration is quite masterly and supremely well-researched.' Observer

‘The best battle scenes of any writer I’ve ever read, past or present. Cornwell really makes history come alive.’ George R.R. Martin

Fun Story

Fun Story of the Sharp Series. Great entertainment commuting. Good performance good listening while driving

Best Narrator

Rupert Farley delivers the story in such an enjoyable way quality audiobooks read well.
Recommend all Sharpe series read by him to be listened to

A tragic interlude of the Napoleonic Wars

The perforfance is fine, the location is great, there's a tragic historical context, but the new characters are stereotypes and the plot is more filler than compelling. I guess Cornwell had to get Sharpe out of his happy home and feature Copenhagen as a step in Wellington's career, but the story was a bit of a muddle.