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Sharpe's Siege is the eighteenth historical novel in the Richard Sharpe series by Bernard Cornwell, …
With Sharpes Arch arch nemesis pushed largely to the sidelines the story can play to the series natural strengths.
Bold, professional, ruthless, hero and man of action'Going home? England? He did not want to …
Spent mostly in England, the story focuses on greed and the abuse of the war machine for profit. Still a ton of intrigue and wildly outrageous escapades but couched the realities of the class system sharpe has always dealt with makes for an interesting read.
'Reluctantly, pain in his eyes, Pakenham looked at Sharpe. "Is there anything else you have …
The antagonists in the story are so arch and the premise of the story so flimsy I struggled to get through it, not even the now-standard battle at the end could pick things up I just wanted this one to be over.
It is the late summer of 1810 and the French mount their third and most …
Not a fan of this sharpe novel. Taking place in a campaign in Portugal the main antagonist is pretty bland, not very much interplay with the French, managed to get through it.