![]() ![]() ![]() However, Cornwell effectively scotches this assertion in an interview with the "CompleatSeanBean" website. It has been asserted that Cornwell was initially dubious about the casting of Sean Bean for the television adaptations. ![]() He also wrote Sharpe's Battle, a novel "inserted" into his previous continuity, taking place during the Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro. Subsequently, Cornwell wrote a prequel quintet – Sharpe's Tiger, Sharpe's Triumph, Sharpe's Fortress, Sharpe's Trafalgar and Sharpe's Prey – depicting Sharpe's adventures under Wellington's command in India, including his hard-won promotion to the officer corps, his return to Britain and his arrival in the 95th Rifles, and a sequel, Sharpe's Devil, set six years after the end of the wars. The first 11 books of the Sharpe series (beginning in chronological order with Sharpe's Rifles and ending with Sharpe's Waterloo, published in the US as Waterloo) detail Sharpe's adventures in various Peninsular War campaigns over the course of 6–7 years. Main article: Richard Sharpe (fictional character)Ĭornwell's best known books feature the adventures of Richard Sharpe, a British soldier during the Napoleonic Wars. ![]()
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