Copperhead

Copperhead
Bernard Cornwell

The second book in Bernard Cornwell’s bestselling series on the American Civil War.Nathanial Starbuck is a Copperhead: a northerner fighting for the rebel South in America’s Civil War.Expelled from the Faulconer Legion, Starbuck must travel a hard road before he can rejoin his comrades. He must join the shadowy war of betrayal and espionage, where nothing is certain and no one can be trusted. Starbuck’s journey will take him through the savage prisons of Richmond, across the blood-sodden battlefields of Virginia, and into the deadly high command of the northern army.

Bernard Cornwell

COPPERHEAD

THE NATHANIEL STARBUCK CHRONICLES

BOOK TWO

Copyright

Published by HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd 1 London Bridge Street London SE1 9GF www.harpercollins.co.uk (http://www.harpercollins.co.uk)

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 right of Bernard Cornwell to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted by him in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988

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EPub Edition © JULY 2009 ISBN: 9780007339488

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Praise for Bernard Cornwell’s

THE NATHANIEL STARBUCK CHRONICLES

“The battle scenes are gripping and realistic and Cornwell has studded the narrative with colorful and…accurate portraits of real civilian and military figures…. [He]’s particularly skillful at portraying the complexity of men in…inner conflict…. A superb series.”

—San Jose Mercury News

“Fast-paced…[and] gripping entertainment.”

—Daily Telegraph

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

—Kirkus Reviews

“[A] wonderful series…. A rollicking treat for Cornwell’s many fans.”

—Publishers Weekly

“Highly successful.”

—The Times (London)

Copperhead is for Bill and Anne Moir.

CONTENTS

COPYRIGHT

PRAISE

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PART ONE

THE INVASION BEGAN AT MIDNIGHT

MAJOR ADAM FAULCONER ARRIVED AT THE FAULCONER

WE’RE TOO FAR LEFT.” TRUSLOW HAD GROWLED AT

PART TWO

GEORGE WASHINGTON’S BIRTHDAY WAS FIXED AS THE

COLONEL GRIFFIN SWYNYARD WAS GREEDILY EATING A

JOHN SCULLY AND PRICE LEWIS ADMITTED NOTHING, NOT

TWO SOLDIERS FETCHED STARBUCK FROM HIS CELL

WHAT IS THIS?” BELVEDERE DELANEY HELD A BANK

PART THREE

THE ARMIES CAME TO A STOP IN A CURVE WHICH RAN

THE REBEL ATTACK STALLED AMONG THE ABANDONED

EPILOGUE

HISTORICAL NOTE

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

OTHER BOOKS BY BERNARD CORNWELL

ABOUT THE PUBLISHER

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