 First edition cover | |
| Author | Bernard Cornwell |
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| Cover artist | Danilo Ducek |
| Language | English |
| Series | Richard Sharpe stories |
| Genre | Historical novels |
| Publisher | HarperCollins |
Publication date | 23 April 2001 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (hardcover and paperback) and audio-CD |
| Pages | 260 (hardcover) 304 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 0-00-225875-7 (hardcover) ISBN 0-00-651310-7 (paperback) |
| OCLC | 45735459 |
| Preceded by | Sharpe's Trafalgar |
| Followed by | Sharpe's Rifles |
Sharpe's Prey is the fifth historical novel in the Richard Sharpe series by Bernard Cornwell, first published in 2001. The story is set in 1807 during the Napoleonic Wars .
Second Lieutenant Richard Sharpe is sent to Copenhagen in 1807 with the job of protecting a nobleman on a secret mission. Sharpe soon discovers that his task is complicated by traitors, spies and the bombardment of Copenhagen.