Sharpe's Siege: Richard Sharpe and the Winter Campaign, 1814 (Richard Sharpe Adventure Series )(Library Binding)
Bernard Cornwell
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Sharpe's Siege: Richard Sharpe and the Winter Campaign, 1814 (Richard Sharpe Adventure Series )(Library Binding)
Bernard Cornwell
Sharpe's mission has seemed capture a small unguarded French coastal fort, cripple Napoleon's supply lines, and retreat across the sea. But behind the lines, Sharpe's old enemy, Pierre Ducos, awaits Sharpe's arrival with a battalion of French soldiers and a vicious commanding general who keeps the scalps of his dead enemies as trophies.Outmaneuvered by Ducos's treachery and abandoned by his own navy, Sharpe has only two to escape with the aid of the charming, unscrupulous American mercenary, Cornelius Killick, or die.
Publication Year: 2009
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This is a lesser entry in the Sharpe series.
It still features Sharpe and Harper. It still features stupid English senior officers, dastardly French enemies, and plenty of bloodshed. Heck, it even brings back a fan-favorite trustworthy junior officer who's basically Sharpe 2.0 and adds a dashing American sea captain. But "Sharpe's Seige" feels by-the-numbers, like a contractual obligation or a grab for some easy money from fans of the series.
If you're already sixteen books into this series, of course you'll read it. If you aren't, don't start here. In a series marked with several excellent entries, this one is just o.k.
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