Sharpes Siege, Bernard Cornwell
Sharpes Siege, Bernard Cornwell
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Sharpe's Siege

Author: Bernard Cornwell

Narrator: Frederick Davidson

Unabridged: 10 hr 44 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/17/2005

Synopsis

Sharpes mission seems simple: capture a defenseless French coastal fort, cripple Napoleons supply lines, and retreat across the sea. But old enemy Pierre Ducos lies in wait behind the lines with a French battalion and a general who scalps his dead enemies for trophies.

About Bernard Cornwell

Bernard Cornwell is an internationally acclaimed historical fiction author celebrated for bringing the past to life with gripping battles, vivid landscapes, and unforgettable heroes. Best known for The Last Kingdom series-which inspired the hit Netflix adaptation-Cornwell has earned a global readership through his unmatched ability to blend meticulous research with page-turning storytelling.

Across more than sixty novels, including the beloved Sharpe series, The Warlord Chronicles, and numerous standalone works, Cornwell transports readers to pivotal eras of history, from medieval Britain to the Napoleonic Wars. His books are praised for their authenticity, rich character detail, and immersive depictions of strategy, honor, and survival on the battlefield.

Born in London and later making his home in the United States, Cornwell's lifelong passion for history and storytelling drives his work, earning him recognition as one of the most influential historical novelists of our time. Whether following an English archer, a Saxon warrior, or a reluctant soldier thrust into war, audiences trust Bernard Cornwell to deliver sweeping adventures that resonate long after the final chapter.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Diamond on April 15, 2022

An other great addition to this masterful series by Bernard Cornwell. This book is full of great stragity, luck and manly fortitude. I recommend this series to all. Each book can also be read as a stand alone. Be Blessed.......more

Goodreads review by Clemens on October 02, 2021

Read this book in 2007, and its the 18th part, chronologically, of the great Richard Sharpe series. This book is set in the year AD 1814, with Richard Sharpe now being a Major, and in full flow during the Winter campaign of that same year of AD 1814. Trapped in a fort, behind enemy lines, and with amm......more

Goodreads review by Benghis on March 11, 2023

This was a delightful and engaging Sharpe book, though like most of the other fully fictionalized adventures, it didn't have the same impact for me as most of the books centered around a real historical battle. I just enjoy spending time with the character Richard Sharpe so much that we could be doi......more

Goodreads review by Abby on April 13, 2021

Wow. Just. Wow. This book is soooooo much better than its correlating episode. Like so much better you wonder what was wrong with the writers of the show. How could they choose to take this story and turn it into what they did? The episode is semi-comical with a bumbling French general and Sharpe an......more

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