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Sharpe audiobooks in order

Richard Sharpe from the ranks in India to Waterloo and beyond, across twenty-odd novels written over forty years and wildly out of sequence.

Bernard CornwellBernard CornwellNarrated by Rupert Farley · 27 booksPhoto: SarahSierszyn from Chatham, MA, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Which order should you listen in?

The textbook case where publication order is the wrong answer. Cornwell began at the Peninsular War in 1981 and only wrote the India books in the late 1990s, so the list below is CHRONOLOGICAL — the order the story happens in, and what nearly everyone recommends. Skirmish, Christmas, Ransom and Storm are short stories rather than novels; you can skip them on a first pass without losing the thread.

Sharpe in publication order

  1. 1Sharpe's TigerSharpe's Tiger (1997)
  2. 2Sharpe's TriumphSharpe's Triumph (1998)
  3. 3Sharpe's FortressSharpe's Fortress (1999)
  4. 4Sharpe's TrafalgarSharpe's Trafalgar (2000)
  5. 5Sharpe's PreySharpe's Prey (2001)
  6. 6Sharpe's RiflesSharpe's Rifles (1988)
  7. 7Sharpe's HavocSharpe's Havoc (2003)
  8. 8Sharpe's EagleSharpe's Eagle (1981)
  9. 9Sharpe's GoldSharpe's Gold (1981)
  10. 10Sharpe's EscapeSharpe's Escape (2004)
  11. 11Sharpe's FurySharpe's Fury (2007)
  12. 12Sharpe's BattleSharpe's Battle (1995)
  13. 13Sharpe's CompanySharpe's Company (1982)
  14. 14Sharpe's CommandSharpe's Command (2023)
  15. 15Sharpe's SwordSharpe's Sword (1983)
  16. 16Sharpe's Skirmish (short story) (1999)
  17. 17Sharpe's StormSharpe's Storm (2025)
  18. 18Sharpe's Enemy (1984)
  19. 19Sharpe's HonourSharpe's Honour (1985)
  20. 20Sharpe's RegimentSharpe's Regiment (1986)
  21. 21Sharpe's Christmas (short story) (1994)
  22. 22Sharpe's SiegeSharpe's Siege (1987)
  23. 23Sharpe's RevengeSharpe's Revenge (1989)
  24. 24Sharpe's WaterlooSharpe's Waterloo (1990)
  25. 25Sharpe's AssassinSharpe's Assassin (2021)
  26. 26Sharpe's Ransom (short story) (1994)
  27. 27Sharpe's DevilSharpe's Devil (1992)

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