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Sharpe’s Battle

The Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro, May 1811

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Sharpe’s Battle

By: Bernard Cornwell
Narrated by: Rupert Farley
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Spain, May 1811

As the British struggle to keep their last strongholds in Spain, Captain Richard Sharpe is handed a grenade of a command – ordered to train the Spanish palace guards for battle. But when the crumbling frontier fort where they are based becomes the target for the elite French attack, Sharpe is confronted by an old enemy.

After a desperate fight, the British are badly beaten and bruised – and so is Sharpe’s fragile reputation. The only hope of redemption is glory in one of the fiercest battles of the whole war. And so leading his men through the blood-stained, narrow streets of Fuentes de Oñoro is Sharpe . . .

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Critic reviews

‘Sharpe and his creator are national treasures.' Sunday Telegraph

'Bernard Cornwell is a literary miracle. Year after year, hail, rain, snow, war and political upheavals fail to prevent him from producing the most entertaining and readable historical novels of his generation.' Daily Mail

'Cornwell's narration is quite masterly and supremely well-researched.' Observer

‘The best battle scenes of any writer I’ve ever read, past or present. Cornwell really makes history come alive.’ George R.R. Martin
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if like me you've become a little obsessed with this series, take heart, this is one of the better ones. Mr Farley does another fantastic job of narration.

another cracker

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Well it's very different to the TV show this one is but oh is it a good listen.. on to the next one !!

Sharpe's Battle

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whether it's because The Allies were losing or Sharpes in the cack, this story didn't resonate as well as previous Sharpe stories

Not the best sharpe story. Still great.

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Delivers exactly what you'd expect from Bernard Cornwell's Sharpe. I have all the books in paperback form and have just started to work my way through the audio versions. What really stood out for me was the narration, absolutely superb, better than the voices in my head, even down to the Spanish with a Scottish lilt (for those that haven't read it, Spanish general 'the wolf' was taught English by the ladies of Edinburgh ) . Along with all the usual vivid battle scene descriptions , who doesn't at some point imagine themselves as Richard Sharpe ?

Sharpe's approval

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Beautifully narrated and characterisation. A real page turner of a story with solid historical background. Life of Wellington’s army is well researched.

Ripping yarn

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