A Book in Order

Series · 39 books

Richard Sharpe Books in Order

The complete Richard Sharpe reading order — 39 books from 1976–2025.

  1. 01 The eagle and the shield 1976 Amazon — buy The eagle and the shield Audible — buy The eagle and the shield ThriftBooks — buy The eagle and the shield eBooks.com — buy The eagle and the shield
  2. 02 Sharpe's Eagle 1981 Amazon — buy Sharpe's Eagle Audible — buy Sharpe's Eagle Bookshop — buy Sharpe's Eagle ThriftBooks — buy Sharpe's Eagle eBooks.com — buy Sharpe's Eagle
  3. 03 Sharpe's gold 1981 Amazon — buy Sharpe's gold Audible — buy Sharpe's gold Bookshop — buy Sharpe's gold ThriftBooks — buy Sharpe's gold eBooks.com — buy Sharpe's gold
  4. 04 Sharpe's company 1982 Amazon — buy Sharpe's company Audible — buy Sharpe's company Bookshop — buy Sharpe's company ThriftBooks — buy Sharpe's company eBooks.com — buy Sharpe's company
  5. 05 Raasay 1982 Amazon — buy Raasay Audible — buy Raasay Bookshop — buy Raasay ThriftBooks — buy Raasay eBooks.com — buy Raasay
  6. 06 Sharpe's sword 1983 Amazon — buy Sharpe's sword Audible — buy Sharpe's sword Bookshop — buy Sharpe's sword ThriftBooks — buy Sharpe's sword eBooks.com — buy Sharpe's sword
  7. 07 Sharpe's enemy 1984 Amazon — buy Sharpe's enemy Audible — buy Sharpe's enemy Bookshop — buy Sharpe's enemy ThriftBooks — buy Sharpe's enemy eBooks.com — buy Sharpe's enemy
  8. 08 Sharpe's honour 1985 Amazon — buy Sharpe's honour Audible — buy Sharpe's honour Bookshop — buy Sharpe's honour ThriftBooks — buy Sharpe's honour eBooks.com — buy Sharpe's honour
  9. 09 Sharpe's regiment 1986 Amazon — buy Sharpe's regiment Audible — buy Sharpe's regiment Bookshop — buy Sharpe's regiment ThriftBooks — buy Sharpe's regiment eBooks.com — buy Sharpe's regiment
  10. 10 Sharpe's siege 1987 Amazon — buy Sharpe's siege Audible — buy Sharpe's siege Bookshop — buy Sharpe's siege ThriftBooks — buy Sharpe's siege eBooks.com — buy Sharpe's siege
  11. 11 Sharpe's Rifles 1988 Amazon — buy Sharpe's Rifles Audible — buy Sharpe's Rifles Bookshop — buy Sharpe's Rifles ThriftBooks — buy Sharpe's Rifles eBooks.com — buy Sharpe's Rifles
  12. 12 Sharpe's Revenge 1989 Amazon — buy Sharpe's Revenge Audible — buy Sharpe's Revenge Bookshop — buy Sharpe's Revenge ThriftBooks — buy Sharpe's Revenge eBooks.com — buy Sharpe's Revenge
  13. 13 The computer world 1989 Amazon — buy The computer world Audible — buy The computer world Bookshop — buy The computer world ThriftBooks — buy The computer world eBooks.com — buy The computer world
  14. 14 Sharpe's Waterloo 1990 Amazon — buy Sharpe's Waterloo Audible — buy Sharpe's Waterloo Bookshop — buy Sharpe's Waterloo ThriftBooks — buy Sharpe's Waterloo eBooks.com — buy Sharpe's Waterloo
  15. 15 Medieval Irish saints' lives 1991 Amazon — buy Medieval Irish saints' lives Audible — buy Medieval Irish saints' lives Bookshop — buy Medieval Irish saints' lives ThriftBooks — buy Medieval Irish saints' lives eBooks.com — buy Medieval Irish saints' lives
  16. 16 Sharpe's devil 1992 Amazon — buy Sharpe's devil Audible — buy Sharpe's devil Bookshop — buy Sharpe's devil ThriftBooks — buy Sharpe's devil eBooks.com — buy Sharpe's devil
  17. 17 Sharpe's Waterloo (Richard Sharpe's Adventure Series, No. 20) 1993 Amazon — buy Sharpe's Waterloo (Richard Sharpe's Adventure Series, No. 20) Audible — buy Sharpe's Waterloo (Richard Sharpe's Adventure Series, No. 20) Bookshop — buy Sharpe's Waterloo (Richard Sharpe's Adventure Series, No. 20) ThriftBooks — buy Sharpe's Waterloo (Richard Sharpe's Adventure Series, No. 20) eBooks.com — buy Sharpe's Waterloo (Richard Sharpe's Adventure Series, No. 20)
  18. 18 Sharpe's battle 1995 Amazon — buy Sharpe's battle Audible — buy Sharpe's battle Bookshop — buy Sharpe's battle ThriftBooks — buy Sharpe's battle eBooks.com — buy Sharpe's battle
  19. 19 English Benedictine libraries 1995 Amazon — buy English Benedictine libraries Audible — buy English Benedictine libraries Bookshop — buy English Benedictine libraries ThriftBooks — buy English Benedictine libraries eBooks.com — buy English Benedictine libraries
  20. 20 Sharpe's Tiger 1997 Amazon — buy Sharpe's Tiger Audible — buy Sharpe's Tiger Bookshop — buy Sharpe's Tiger ThriftBooks — buy Sharpe's Tiger eBooks.com — buy Sharpe's Tiger
  21. 21 Sharpe's Triumph 1998 Amazon — buy Sharpe's Triumph Audible — buy Sharpe's Triumph Bookshop — buy Sharpe's Triumph ThriftBooks — buy Sharpe's Triumph eBooks.com — buy Sharpe's Triumph
  22. 22 Sharpe's Fortress 1999 Amazon — buy Sharpe's Fortress Audible — buy Sharpe's Fortress Bookshop — buy Sharpe's Fortress ThriftBooks — buy Sharpe's Fortress eBooks.com — buy Sharpe's Fortress
  23. 23 Sharpes Trafalgar. Richard Sharpes Fortress 1999 Amazon — buy Sharpes Trafalgar. Richard Sharpes Fortress Audible — buy Sharpes Trafalgar. Richard Sharpes Fortress ThriftBooks — buy Sharpes Trafalgar. Richard Sharpes Fortress eBooks.com — buy Sharpes Trafalgar. Richard Sharpes Fortress
  24. 24 Sharpe's Trafalgar 2000 Amazon — buy Sharpe's Trafalgar Audible — buy Sharpe's Trafalgar Bookshop — buy Sharpe's Trafalgar ThriftBooks — buy Sharpe's Trafalgar eBooks.com — buy Sharpe's Trafalgar
  25. 25 Sharpe's Prey 2001 Amazon — buy Sharpe's Prey Audible — buy Sharpe's Prey Bookshop — buy Sharpe's Prey ThriftBooks — buy Sharpe's Prey eBooks.com — buy Sharpe's Prey
  26. 26 Sharpe's Prey with author signature (Richard Sharpe's Adventure Series #5) 2001 Amazon — buy Sharpe's Prey with author signature (Richard Sharpe's Adventure Series #5) Audible — buy Sharpe's Prey with author signature (Richard Sharpe's Adventure Series #5) ThriftBooks — buy Sharpe's Prey with author signature (Richard Sharpe's Adventure Series #5) eBooks.com — buy Sharpe's Prey with author signature (Richard Sharpe's Adventure Series #5)
  27. 27 Sharpe's skirmish 2002 Amazon — buy Sharpe's skirmish Audible — buy Sharpe's skirmish Bookshop — buy Sharpe's skirmish ThriftBooks — buy Sharpe's skirmish eBooks.com — buy Sharpe's skirmish
  28. 28 Sharpe's Havoc 2003 Amazon — buy Sharpe's Havoc Audible — buy Sharpe's Havoc Bookshop — buy Sharpe's Havoc ThriftBooks — buy Sharpe's Havoc eBooks.com — buy Sharpe's Havoc
  29. 29 Sharpe's Christmas 2003 Amazon — buy Sharpe's Christmas Audible — buy Sharpe's Christmas Bookshop — buy Sharpe's Christmas ThriftBooks — buy Sharpe's Christmas eBooks.com — buy Sharpe's Christmas
  30. 30 Twisted 2003 Amazon — buy Twisted Audible — buy Twisted Bookshop — buy Twisted ThriftBooks — buy Twisted eBooks.com — buy Twisted
  31. 31 Sharpe's Escape 2004 Amazon — buy Sharpe's Escape Audible — buy Sharpe's Escape Bookshop — buy Sharpe's Escape ThriftBooks — buy Sharpe's Escape eBooks.com — buy Sharpe's Escape
  32. 32 Lovers And Liars 2005 Amazon — buy Lovers And Liars Audible — buy Lovers And Liars Bookshop — buy Lovers And Liars ThriftBooks — buy Lovers And Liars eBooks.com — buy Lovers And Liars
  33. 33 Sharpe's Fury 2006 Amazon — buy Sharpe's Fury Audible — buy Sharpe's Fury Bookshop — buy Sharpe's Fury ThriftBooks — buy Sharpe's Fury eBooks.com — buy Sharpe's Fury
  34. 34 Sharpe's Escape Richard Sharpe and the Bussaco Campaign, 1811 2006 Amazon — buy Sharpe's Escape Richard Sharpe and the Bussaco Campaign, 1811 Audible — buy Sharpe's Escape Richard Sharpe and the Bussaco Campaign, 1811 ThriftBooks — buy Sharpe's Escape Richard Sharpe and the Bussaco Campaign, 1811 eBooks.com — buy Sharpe's Escape Richard Sharpe and the Bussaco Campaign, 1811
  35. 35 Sharpe's Honor 2009 Amazon — buy Sharpe's Honor Audible — buy Sharpe's Honor Bookshop — buy Sharpe's Honor ThriftBooks — buy Sharpe's Honor eBooks.com — buy Sharpe's Honor
  36. 36 Sharpes Flucht 2012 Amazon — buy Sharpes Flucht Audible — buy Sharpes Flucht Bookshop — buy Sharpes Flucht ThriftBooks — buy Sharpes Flucht eBooks.com — buy Sharpes Flucht
  37. 37 Lo strano caso di Richard Sharpe Shaver 2018 Amazon — buy Lo strano caso di Richard Sharpe Shaver Audible — buy Lo strano caso di Richard Sharpe Shaver Bookshop — buy Lo strano caso di Richard Sharpe Shaver ThriftBooks — buy Lo strano caso di Richard Sharpe Shaver eBooks.com — buy Lo strano caso di Richard Sharpe Shaver
  38. 38 Sharpe's Assassin 2021 Amazon — buy Sharpe's Assassin Audible — buy Sharpe's Assassin Bookshop — buy Sharpe's Assassin ThriftBooks — buy Sharpe's Assassin eBooks.com — buy Sharpe's Assassin
  39. 39 Richard Sharpe Shaver 2025 Amazon — buy Richard Sharpe Shaver Audible — buy Richard Sharpe Shaver Bookshop — buy Richard Sharpe Shaver ThriftBooks — buy Richard Sharpe Shaver eBooks.com — buy Richard Sharpe Shaver

Reading tracker

Track your progress through Richard Sharpe

Tick books off as you read them — your progress is saved on this device. Print it for a paper checklist, or save it as a PDF.

Read# TitleYear Date finished
1 The eagle and the shield 1976
2 Sharpe's Eagle 1981
3 Sharpe's gold 1981
4 Sharpe's company 1982
5 Raasay 1982
6 Sharpe's sword 1983
7 Sharpe's enemy 1984
8 Sharpe's honour 1985
9 Sharpe's regiment 1986
10 Sharpe's siege 1987
11 Sharpe's Rifles 1988
12 Sharpe's Revenge 1989
13 The computer world 1989
14 Sharpe's Waterloo 1990
15 Medieval Irish saints' lives 1991
16 Sharpe's devil 1992
17 Sharpe's Waterloo (Richard Sharpe's Adventure Series, No. 20) 1993
18 Sharpe's battle 1995
19 English Benedictine libraries 1995
20 Sharpe's Tiger 1997
21 Sharpe's Triumph 1998
22 Sharpe's Fortress 1999
23 Sharpes Trafalgar. Richard Sharpes Fortress 1999
24 Sharpe's Trafalgar 2000
25 Sharpe's Prey 2001
26 Sharpe's Prey with author signature (Richard Sharpe's Adventure Series #5) 2001
27 Sharpe's skirmish 2002
28 Sharpe's Havoc 2003
29 Sharpe's Christmas 2003
30 Twisted 2003
31 Sharpe's Escape 2004
32 Lovers And Liars 2005
33 Sharpe's Fury 2006
34 Sharpe's Escape Richard Sharpe and the Bussaco Campaign, 1811 2006
35 Sharpe's Honor 2009
36 Sharpes Flucht 2012
37 Lo strano caso di Richard Sharpe Shaver 2018
38 Sharpe's Assassin 2021
39 Richard Sharpe Shaver 2025

Where to start

Begin with The eagle and the shield (1976). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach Richard Sharpe — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.

Frequently asked

How many Richard Sharpe books are there?

39 to date, spanning 1976–2025.

What is the newest Richard Sharpe book?

Richard Sharpe Shaver, published in 2025.