Go📖 About Sharpe
Sharpe is a series universe written by Bernard Cornwell. The complete collection runs to 28 books across 3 series, published between 1981 and 2025.
The main series is Publication Order of Sharpe Books with 27 books. It opens with Sharpe's Gold (1981) and currently runs to Sharpe's Storm (2025).
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🎯 Where to Start with Sharpe
New readers should begin with the first book of the main series in publication order: Sharpe's Gold (1981), book 1 of Publication Order of Sharpe Books. Reading in publication order lets the world and characters develop the way the author intended, and it avoids spoilers that later books may contain.
If you would rather follow the story timeline instead of the release sequence, a chronological order is listed below. It begins with Sharpe's Tiger (1997).
Each of the 3 series on this page is expandable — click a series heading to see every title it contains, in order, with a direct link to buy the book on Amazon.
