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After the war · 1820–1821, Saint Helena and Chile

Sharpe's Devil

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Years after the war, Sharpe heads to Chile to find an old friend, with a stop to see Napoleon

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Yes. It's in the Main story, the list of only what moves the plot forward to the end of the saga.

Where it falls in the order

  • Main story12 of 12
  • Chronological24 of 24
  • Publication12 of 24
BeforeSharpe's Assassin
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Quick recap

1820. Doña Louisa Vivar asks Sharpe to find her husband, Don Blas Vivar, who vanished while serving as captain-general of Chile. Sharpe and Harper sail with Colonel Ruiz, and on Saint Helena Napoleon gives Sharpe a portrait for an admirer in Chile. In Valdivia their bags are stolen and the portrait disappears. Jailed and accused of spying over a coded message hidden in the portrait, they see their ship taken by Lord Cochrane's rebels. Cochrane admits he seized Blas Vivar by mistake and plans to rescue Napoleon and build a new empire in the New World. He frees Vivar but keeps the three cut off until the rescue ship sails. Back on Saint Helena, they learn Napoleon has died.

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What changed on screen

  1. Behind the scenesLast in the timeline

    It came out in 1992 as the 12th book, but it's the last in story order. Every book written since goes back in time.

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  2. ReferenceHarper the tavern keeper

    Here Harper lives in Dublin, runs a tavern and has grown very fat drinking his own stock.

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