This is the chronological Book 8 (and the original Book 2) of the Richard Sharpe Series.
Cornwell has the ability to develop delightfully appalling characters to throw against Sharpe, and this book is no exception. In Sharpes Eagle, that character is Colonel Henry Simmerson, the equally arrogant and clueless leader of the East Sussex Regiment who has a murderous hatred for our beloved and long-suffering Lieutenant.
This is yet another outstanding installment in the Richard Sharpe series. For three books in a row, Cornwell has truly delivered. The plots, pacing, and character development have all been spot on. The books still retain a hint of their formulaic predictability (how many times can Sharpe really be that much of a battle-winning, bullet proof hero anyway?) but I am willing to suspend a little belief for the sake of reading another great story.
Cornwell has the ability to develop delightfully appalling characters to throw against Sharpe, and this book is no exception. In Sharpes Eagle, that character is Colonel Henry Simmerson, the equally arrogant and clueless leader of the East Sussex Regiment who has a murderous hatred for our beloved and long-suffering Lieutenant.
This is yet another outstanding installment in the Richard Sharpe series. For three books in a row, Cornwell has truly delivered. The plots, pacing, and character development have all been spot on. The books still retain a hint of their formulaic predictability (how many times can Sharpe really be that much of a battle-winning, bullet proof hero anyway?) but I am willing to suspend a little belief for the sake of reading another great story.
Mr. Sharpe is not in dire straits during the first few chapters, but is unhappy because he sees no possible path to promotion. His regiment is still in England, while he and a few riflemen are valued assets in the fights in the Iberian Peninsula. A somewhat mysterious young lady is traveling with the army.....
