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of 1861 the armies of North and South stood on the brink of America's civil war, Rebel
tells how a northern boy, Nathaniel Starbuck, came to be fighting for the southern cause. Jilted by his girl and estranged from his family, Starbuck arrives in Richmond, Virginia, capital of the Confederate South. He is rescued by the rich and eccentric Washington Faulconer, who is raising his own elite regiment to fight against the Yankees. Starbuck enlists in the Faulconer Legion, even though it could mean fighting against his own people. Others face similar dilemmas, but soon all confusion will be resolved by the shocking violence of the war which broke America in two. Rebel marks the beginning of a magnificent new series from the best-selling creator of Richard Sharpe. "A sure-fire best-seller" FINANCIAL TIMES "His series of Sharpe novels earned him almost every accolade possible from British newspapers. This is even better" DAILY MAIL "What Cornwell really likes is battles...you will be duly rewarded with the smell of quality cordite rising from the pages" DAILY TELEGRAPH Reviews "A rather ropey start sets this novel of the American Civil War off on the wrong foot, but stick with it few the first half dozen pages and you're in for a treat. Good characterisation and wonderfully patient description rub shoulders with high action in a novel which shows Cornwell is capable of a good deal more than the Sharpe novels which brought him to fame. Rebel is the first of a series of novels (subtitled The Starbuck Chronicles) which chart the history of Nathanial Starbuck, a Northerner who turns his back on his own kind to join the Confederate army of the South. In addition to the jibes and aggravation of his new brothers in arms, Starbuck must deal with the ethical problems of fighting against friends and family through some of the biggest battlkes of the conflict. All in all a cracking good read and highly recommended to anyone with an interest in America's most turbulent times. "
"Nate Starbuck is a traditional hero in the mold of Derfel Cadarn and Richard Sharpe! Bernard Cornwell has created a character unique from his other characters, but still struggling to be the best soldier he can be. The story of Nate Starbuck is an odyssey of a man being cast out from his life, and finding in himself a new life. Nate is a failure in everything he does, and the Civil War gives him the opportunity to become a soldier. This is a great book, and I can't wait to read the others in the series. Here is another hero I can care about! "
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