Copperhead, Bernard Cornwell
Copperhead, Bernard Cornwell
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Copperhead
The Nathaniel Starbuck Chronicles: Book Two

Author: Bernard Cornwell

Narrator: Andrew Cullum

Unabridged: 16 hr 57 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 03/22/2022


Synopsis

Nate, a Yankee-turned-Confederate, finds his loyalties tested at the Battle of Ball's Bluff, 1862It is the summer of 1862 and the Northern army is threatening to capture Richmond, the Confederate capital. Bloodied but victorious at the battles of Ball's Bluff and Seven Pines, Nate suddenly finds himself accused of being a Yankee spy. Proving his innocence and finding the real spy will require courage and endurance rarely seen even in the brutal fog of war. Failure could mean the fall of Richmond and a career-ending defeat for Robert E. Lee.

About Bernard Cornwell

Bernard Cornwell is the author of over fifty novels, including the acclaimed New York Times bestselling Saxon Tales, which serve as the basis for the hit Netflix series The Last Kingdom. He lives with his wife on Cape Cod and in Charleston, South Carolina.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Clemens on October 05, 2021

Read this book in 2005, and its the 2nd part of the Nathaniel Starbuck chronicles, and this book is set within the American Civil War, and this story is set in the year(s), AD 1861/1862. After the battle of Bull Run, Nathaniel Starbuck is expelled from Faulconer's Legion, and he must now travel the v......more

Goodreads review by Eric_W on March 06, 2010

Copperhead is the second in the Starbuck series, and the best of the three that I have read (only the fourth remains to be devoured). It's perhaps the most thoughtful, as both Nate and his friend Adam are forced to confront their reasons for fighting the war. Adam, Washington Faulconer's son and goo......more

Goodreads review by Ozymandias on July 25, 2020

I found the last book very entertaining and this book is very similar in structure and style. But the focus is on espionage, torture, and the need for treachery to achieve victory. As such, I found myself less engaged in the plot. Those aren’t areas that particularly interest me. The espionage angle......more

Goodreads review by Lucas on January 02, 2019

NOTA: 4 Mantenho minha opinião: Cornwell não me decepciona. Apesar de deixar bem claro que todas as guerras tem seus tons de cinza e que não existem heróis perfeitos e paladinos da justiça, quando se trata da guerra civil americana uma coisa precisa ser considerada: se você não se opôs a escravidão, v......more

Goodreads review by Darek on October 06, 2024

4.25 stars......more