Tag Archives: historical fiction

A Conspiracy of Paper

Posted on April 22, 2012 by smellincoffee

A Conspiracy of Paper© 2000 David Liss442 pages Benjamin Weaver is a man with a curious trade. Having left the family business years ago, in his early days he earned acclaim for his skills as a boxer, introducing a ‘scientific’ … Continue reading →

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Death of Kings

Posted on March 25, 2012 by smellincoffee

Death of Kings© 2011 Bernard Cornwell325 pages Let us sit upon the ground and tell sad stories of the death of kings… (Richard II, William Shakespeare) Alfred the Great, King of Wessex, lays on his deathbed. Aged and long infirm, … Continue reading →

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Sharpe’s Regiment

Posted on February 25, 2012 by smellincoffee

Sharpe’s Regiment©  1986 Bernard Cornwell416 pages The year is 1813, and the Allied army stands upon the Pyrenees awaiting the invasion of France and victory. Napoleon’s empire is shrinking: he once stood as master of Europe, but Wellington’s army and … Continue reading →

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Sharpe’s Honour

Posted on January 10, 2012 by smellincoffee

Sharpe’s Honour© 1985 Bernard Cornwell320 pages In Sharpe’s Enemy, Richard Sharpe vanquished one foe only to create another, this time the subtle French intelligence officer Pierre Ducos. Ducos is an enemy both to England and Sharpe, for with one plan … Continue reading →

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Sharpe’s Enemy

Posted on December 30, 2011 by smellincoffee

Sharpe’s Enemy: Richard Sharpe and the Defense of Portugal, Christmas 1812© 1984 Bernard Cornwell351 pages It’s Christmastime, but winter quarters don’t exist for Richard Sharpe,  our tall, scar-faced soldier-turned-officer with flint in his eyes. Deserters from the Spanish, Portuguese, British, and … Continue reading →

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Sharpe’s Sword

Posted on November 8, 2011 by smellincoffee

Sharpe’s Sword© 1983 Bernard Cornwell319 pages The year is 1812, and the Napoleonic wars are broadening. After retreating to Portugal, the British army is once again on the move, now pushing into Spain to confront Napoleon’s armies in Salamanca. As … Continue reading →

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Sharpe’s Company

Posted on October 31, 2011 by smellincoffee

Sharpe’s Company© 1982 Bernard Cornwell280 pages Spring 1812. After wintering behind its protective battle lines, the British army is ready to begin driving Monsieur Bonaparte out of Spain — but first, there’s a great big fortress at Badajoz to capture. … Continue reading →

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Sharpe’s Battle

Posted on October 23, 2011 by smellincoffee

Sharpe’s Battle© 1995 Bernard Cornwell304 pages “You did what, Sharpe? A duel? Don’t you know dueling is illegal in the army?”“I never said anything about a duel, General. I just offered to beat the hell out of him right here … Continue reading →

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Sharpe’s Fury

Posted on October 12, 2011 by smellincoffee

Sharpe’s Fury© 2006 Bernard Cornwell337 pages Winter 1811: most of Spain lies under the flag of the Emperor Napoleon, and the British army has beaten a retreat to a fortified corner of Portugal. Cadiz, the last city of the sovereign … Continue reading →

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The Good German

Posted on October 7, 2011 by smellincoffee

The Good German© 2001 Joseph Kanon512 pages Berlin, summer 1945. The heart of the most infamous empire in history lies in ruins, battered by bombs and ravaged block by block by Russian artillery.  Its contents sacked and its people abused … Continue reading →

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