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‘Sharpe and his creator are national treasures.' Sunday Telegraph
'Bernard Cornwell is a literary miracle. Year after year, hail, rain, snow, war and political upheavals fail to prevent him from producing the most entertaining and readable historical novels of his generation.' Daily Mail
'Cornwell's narration is quite masterly and supremely well-researched.' Observer
‘The best battle scenes of any writer I’ve ever read, past or present. Cornwell really makes history come alive.’ George R.R. Martin
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‘Sharpe and his creator are national treasures.' Sunday Telegraph
'Bernard Cornwell is a literary miracle. Year after year, hail, rain, snow, war and political upheavals fail to prevent him from producing the most entertaining and readable historical novels of his generation.' Daily Mail
'Cornwell's narration is quite masterly and supremely well-researched.' Observer
‘The best battle scenes of any writer I’ve ever read, past or present. Cornwell really makes history come alive.’ George R.R. Martin
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Described by Sharpe's creator Bernard Cornwell as his personal favourite amongst the series of novels, Sharpe's Siege is yet another class act.
Sharpe and his henchmen Harper and Frederickson are once more up against desperate odds - battling the old enemy for the first time on French territory as well as striving to make the best of a bad officer lot. The difference this time is that it is the naked and naïve ambition of a Royal Naval captain and the treachery of a French sympathiser that puts Sharpe and his men in danger of their lives. Sharpe, a recently married man, is also in great fear for the well-being of his wife - from whom he has been separated by the powers-that-be just as she seems to have contracted a deadly fever from Sharpe's old mentor, Major Hogan.
Things are not looking good when Sharpe's riflemen are abandoned after a coastal hit and run raid on a fortress goes wrong, courtesy of the inept naval officer. Being set in 1813 with Britain facing up to not only the French but also the United States, Cornwall takes the opportunity to give Sharpe a further adversary with whom to contend as a seagoing American privateer and his crew add fuel to the mix. And as if this isn't enough, Sharpe's old nemesis, Pierre Ducos, arrives to exact personal revenge against the battle-scarred rifleman. The rifleman and his assorted collection of greenjackets and marines dig in deep in an attempt to hold the fortress until succour arrives.
Sharpe is at his most ruthless and compassionate as he tries to keep his cold, hungry and war weary troops safe. Cornwell is certainly right to rank Sharpe's Siege as one of the more outstanding escapades of his most well known creation, Major Richard Sharpe.
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Wow! I have just finished "Sharpe's Siege" and really didn't want it to end! In this book you get a rare glimpse of Sharpe's vulnerability when faced with an impossible situation and a feeling of the true responsibility he feels for his men. His "Do or Die" attitude is simply at it's greatest in this story. I feel Jane has change Sharpe's character somewhat also. She is the complete opposite to Teresa and I'm not so sure this is a good thing!
This is a great read, full of fast paced adventure. Mr. Cornwell never fails to provide great imagery of battle scenes and the surrounding landscapes. I did, however, miss the presence of the South Essex and felt the was less of Harper's humour in this story. But I suppose this all helped to create a sense that Sharpe truly was all on this own in this one!
All in all - Great! You will not be disappointed!
This is a great read, full of fast paced adventure. Mr. Cornwell never fails to provide great imagery of battle scenes and the surrounding landscapes. I did, however, miss the presence of the South Essex and felt the was less of Harper's humour in this story. But I suppose this all helped to create a sense that Sharpe truly was all on this own in this one!
All in all - Great! You will not be disappointed!
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If you have not read Bernard Cornwell's Sharpe books then you are missing something special. My wife and I have read all of them and would highly recommend them to one and all. All are great reads, not just one or two. If you are going to read them then please start from the first as the books are about a soldier's progression within Wellington's army in India then Portugal, Spain and finally in France. Fabulous.
If you have not read Bernard Cornwell's Sharpe books then you are missing something special. My wife and I have read all of them and would highly recommend them to one and all. All are great reads, not just one or two. If you are going to read them then please start from the first as the books are about a soldier's progression within Wellington's army in India then Portugal, Spain and finally in France. Fabulous.
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A matter of opinion
My pleasure from getting this book was slightly let down by its condition which I did not feel warranted the "good" rating stated by the seller. Read more
Published on 21 Mar 2010 by Mr. G. Simpson
Great Diplomatic, Strategic, and Tactical Intrigue as Sharpe...
"He [Abishai, the brother of Joab] lifted his spear against three hundred men, killed them, and won a great name among these three. Read more
Published on 1 July 2009 by Donald Mitchell
Sharpe gets stuck again!
This is one of the books that is not based on factual events, and is one of Cornwell's favourites. This is once again a great read and I finished it in less than a week. Read more
Published on 22 Oct 2008 by chuckles
Keeps getting better
Another excellent novel by Bernard Cornwell, they just keep getting better! No doubt that is partly due to the fact that, as you progress in the Sharpe-series, you get to know many... Read more
Published on 20 Oct 2007 by Didier
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