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Sharpe’s Escape

Posted on September 24, 2011 by smellincoffee

Sharpe’s Escape© 2004 Bernard Cornwell357 pages “Lieutenant Slingsby,” the Colonel said, “tells me that you insulted him. That you invited him to duel. That you called him illegitimate. That you swore at him.”    Sharpe cast his mind back to … Continue reading →

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Sharpe’s Gold

Posted on September 14, 2011 by smellincoffee

Sharpe’s Gold© 1981 Bernard Cornwell256 pages Napoleon triumphant! Spain is lost, defended only by partisans fighting a ‘little war’ — and Britain’s peninsular foothold in Portugal is teetering on the edge of an abyss: the army is right out of … Continue reading →

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Sharpe’s Havoc

Posted on September 1, 2011 by smellincoffee

Sharpe’s Havoc: Portugal, 1809© 2003 Bernard Cornwell396 pages “So what do you believe in?” Vicente wanted to know.“The trinity, sir,” said Harper sententiously.“The trinity?” Vicente was surprised.“The Baker rifle,” Sharpe said, “the sword bayonet, and me.” (p. 266) Napoleon’s armies … Continue reading →

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Sharpe’s Trafalgar

Posted on July 2, 2011 by smellincoffee

Sharpe’s Trafalgar: Spain 1805© 2001 Bernard Cornwell301 pages Richard Sharpe did well for himself in India, rising in the ranks from private to Ensign,  as well as finding love and fortune. But while Sharpe has been helping Britain grow powerful … Continue reading →

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The Final Storm

Posted on June 28, 2011 by smellincoffee

The Final Storm© 2011 Jeff Shaara446 pages The Final Storm is an appetizer served in lieu of a main course: tasty, but unsatisfying. As fine a story as it is, it’s a frustratingly disappointing treatment of the Pacific War. Jeff … Continue reading →

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Sharpe’s Fortress

Posted on June 24, 2011 by smellincoffee

Sharpe’s Fortress: India 1803© 1999 Bernard Cornwell294 pages There’s nothing quite so miserable as a good sergeant who’s been made into  purposeless officer. Mister Richard Sharpe is a man with a mission — the defeat of renegade-murder Dodd — but … Continue reading →

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Sharpe’s Triumph

Posted on June 18, 2011 by smellincoffee

Sharpe’s Triumph: India 1803© 1998 Bernard Cornwell291 pages Four years have passed since Richard Sharpe destroyed the Tippoo Sultan’s empire and earned his sergeant’s stripes, and those four years have been relatively peaceful. But now a malicious officer (Dodd) in … Continue reading →

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Sharpe’s Tiger

Posted on May 21, 2011 by smellincoffee

Sharpe’s Tiger© 1997 Bernard Cornwell385 pages Until the birth of modern India in 1947, there existed  for many centuries upon the southern tip of the Indian peninsula a kingdom known as Mysore. In the year 1799, the British Empire — … Continue reading →

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Sharpe’s Rifles

Posted on April 30, 2011 by smellincoffee

Sharpe’s Rifles© 1988 Bernard Cornwell304 pages Where did Clint Eastwood get that great big sword….? It’s the year 1809, and Richard Sharpe has just survived a slaughter in the wintry wastelands of Spain. Cut off from the army and surrounded … Continue reading →

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The Archer’s Tale

Posted on April 13, 2011 by smellincoffee

The Archer’s Tale (originally released as Harlequin)374 pages© 2001 Bernard Cornwell In the first decade of the Hundred Years’ War, a French raiding party sacked a small coastal town in England, called “Hookton”.  Ordinarily the destruction of this village would be … Continue reading →

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