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Praise for Bernard Cornwell’s
THE NATHANIEL STARBUCK CHRONICLES

“The most entertaining military historical novels…. Always based on fact, always interesting…always entertaining.”

—Kirkus Reviews

“[A] wonderful series…believable, three-dimensional characters…a rollicking treat for Cornwell’s many fans.”

—Publishers Weekly

“Highly successful.”

—The Times (London)

“Fast-paced and exciting…. Cornwell—and Starbuck—don’t disappoint.”

—Birmingham News

“A top-class read by a master of historical drama. Nate Starbuck is on the march, and on his way to fame.”

—Irish Press

BOOKS BY BERNARD CORNWELL

~The Sharpe Novels~

(in chronological order)

Sharpe’s Tiger

Richard Sharpe and the Siege

of Seringapatam, 1799

Sharpe’s Triumph

Richard Sharpe and the Battle

of Assaye, September 1803

Sharpe’s Fortress

Richard Sharpe and the Siege

of Gawilghur, December 1803

Sharpe’s Trafalgar

Richard Sharpe and the Battle

of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805

Sharpe’s Rifles

Richard Sharpe and the French

Invasion of Galicia, January 1809

Sharpe’s Eagle

Richard Sharpe and the

Talavera Campaign, July 1809

Sharpe’s Gold

Richard Sharpe and the Destruction

of Almeida, August 1810

Sharpe’s Battle

Richard Sharpe and the Battle

of Fuentes de Onoro, May 1811

Sharpe’s Company

Richard Sharpe and the Siege

of Badajoz, January to April 1812

Sharpe’s Sword

Richard Sharpe and the Salamanca

Campaign, June and July 1812

Sharpe’s Enemy

Richard Sharpe and the Defense

of Portugal, Christmas 1812

Sharpe’s Honor

Richard Sharpe and the Vitoria

Campaign, February to June 1813

Sharpe’s Regiment

Richard Sharpe and the Invasion

of France, June to November 1813

Sharpe’s Siege

Richard Sharpe and the

Winter Campaign, 1814

Sharpe’s Revenge

Richard Sharpe and

the Peace of 1814

Sharpe’s Waterloo

Richard Sharpe and the Waterloo

Campaign, 15 June to 18 June 1815

Sharpe’s Devil

Richard Sharpe and

the Emperor, 1820-21

~The Nathaniel Starbuck Chronicles~

Rebel

(Book One)

Copperhead

(Book Two)

Battle Flag

(Book Three)

The Bloody Ground

(Book Four)

~Other Novels~

Stonehenge: 2000 B.C., a Novel

The Archer’s Tale

Redcoat

Copyright

This book is a work of fiction. The characters, incidents, and dialogue are drawn from the author’s imagination and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to actual events or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

THE BLOODY GROUND. Copyright © 2006 by Bernard Cornwell. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, down-loaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins e-books.

EPub Edition © DECEMBER 2006 ISBN: 9780061833762

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