Sharpe's Fury

Name: Sharpe's Fury
Brand: Harper Audio
Availability: InStock
Rating: 1 (1 reviews)
Author: Bernard Cornwell
ISBN: 9780061240096

Author: Bernard Cornwell

Series: Sharpe #11

Narrator: Paul McGann

Abridged: 5 hr 43 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 10/03/2006

Categories: Fiction, Military Fiction, Political, Sea Stories

Synopsis

From New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell, the eleventh installment in the world-renowned Sharpe series, chronicling the rise of Richard Sharpe, a Private in His Majesty’s Army at the siege of Seringapatam. In the winter of 1811, the war seems lost. Spain has fallen to the French, except for Cadiz, now the Spanish capital and itself under siege. Inside the city walls an intricate diplomatic dance is taking place and Richard Sharpe faces more than one enemy.The small British force is trapped by a French army, and their only hope lies with the outnumbered redcoats outside refusing to admit defeat. There, in the sweltering horror of Barrosa, Sharpe will meet his old enemy Colonel Vandal once again.

About Bernard Cornwell

Bernard Cornwell is the author of over fifty novels, including the acclaimed New York Times bestselling Saxon Tales, which serve as the basis for the hit Netflix series The Last Kingdom. He lives with his wife on Cape Cod and in Charleston, South Carolina.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Clemens on October 02, 2021

Read this book in 2006, and its the 11th episode of the marvellous "Richard Sharpe" series. This tale set during the spring of the year AD 1811, and Sharpe and his men find themselves part of a small expeditionary force that is sent to Spain to make a bridge across the River Guadiana, while Wellingto......more

Goodreads review by Len on March 05, 2025

A very well written novel just not my cup of tea. People screaming orders and demands at each other, deafening noise, smoke everywhere, splatterings of blood and gore - I've had enough of that at home over the years. While I am sure the battle descriptions were historically accurate, I still found th......more

Goodreads review by Diamond on August 20, 2021

This is an other great chapter in the life of Richard Sharp, wherein he battles an other foe successfully. I recommend this ceries to all.......more

Goodreads review by Benghis on November 05, 2022

This is the first Sharpe book I wasn't really engaged by. Cornwell had already written 21 books in the series by this point and I think had run out of steam with good ideas for it, so it's probably a good thing he took a 15 year break after this one. There was no real need to go back to 1811 for wha......more