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Richard Sharpe was once again at war. But this time his enemy was a single man - the ruthless, sadistic Colonel Leroux. Sharpe's mission was to safeguard El Mirador, the spy whose network of agents was vital to the British victory. So Sharpe must enter a new world of political and military intrigue. And in the unfamiliar surroundings of aristocratic Spanish society, his only guide is the beautiful Marquesa - a woman with her own secrets to conceal... SHARPE'S SWORD A compelling adventure story of war, revenge and treachery.
Publication Year: 1983
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0Once described as "romance novels for men," the Sharpe series follows a British Infantryman in the Napoleonic Wars. Its protagonist is duly heroic, its love interests are predictably luscious, and its narratives of crucial battles in Wellington's campaigns are meticulously researched and rousingly told.
This particular Sharpe novel ranks among the best of the series. Its villains are villainous without being ridiculous, its heroes feel lived in, and its narrative comes across as a tightly plotted good time. I blew through this one in a week, and I recommend it to the curious reader who'd like to find out if the Sharpe series is for him.
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