false 328907 20 <P> In a battery of events that will make a hero out of an illiterate private, a young Richard Sharpe poses as the enemy to bring down a ruthless Indian dictator backed by fearsome French troops. </P> <P> The year is 1799, and Richard Sharpe is just beginning his military career. An inexperienced young private in His Majesty's service, Sharpe becomes part of an expedition to India to push the ruthless Tippoo of Mysore from his throne and drive out his French allies. To penetrate the Tippoo's city and make contact with a Scottish spy being held prisoner there, Sharpe has to pose as a deserter. Success will make him a sergeant, but failure will turn him over to the Tippoo's brutal executioners -- or, worse -- his man-eating tigers. Picking his way through an exotic and alien world. Sharpe realizes that one slip will mean disaster. And when the furious British assault on the city finally begins, Sharpe must take up arms against his true comrades to preserve his false identity, risking death at their hands in order to avoid detection and thus to foil the Tippoo's well-set trap.</P> 891831 1997 Sharpe's Tiger (Sharpe's Adventures) total:690|5:168|4:314|3:183|2:22|1:3| 690 2692 843 62 4 3 false false Mon Sep 10 17:40:41 -0700 2007 Mon Sep 10 17:40:41 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jan 22 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 02 04:32:33 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 02 04:33:05 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Feb 27 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Aug 15 18:21:48 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 15 18:36:08 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri May 01 19:20:39 -0700 2009 Fri May 01 20:24:16 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jun 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 09 22:26:45 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 22 13:13:09 -0700 2009
Finished: That is a qualified 4 stars--maybe 3 1/2. This is historical fiction meets Dirk Pitt. If you haven't read any Clive Cussler--he's a scientist/James Bond action novel her...more...]]> 4 0 false true Thu Oct 01 15:06:52 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 01 15:35:44 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Jun 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu May 21 10:18:39 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 03 12:40:50 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Sep 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 16 02:06:54 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 12 05:10:12 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Sep 18 02:01:31 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 22 01:09:22 -0700 2009 I enjoyed some more than others but it's a fantastic series nonetheless and Sharpe is a formidable hero.
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I've only ever seen the TV series of Sharpe, with this being my introduction to the books.

It is a quite light and enjoyable read and Cornwell does a very ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Nov 26 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 06 22:21:30 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 26 00:53:08 -0800 2008 I've sure I would have enjoyed it more if I hadn't seen it on the TV. Not that the TV version follows the story that closely, just enough to make it annoying.

Also, concrete details are good in a historical books, yes, but maybe not so much space given over to them each time so the ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Oct 15 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Jan 24 04:43:04 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 24 04:46:09 -0800 2009 You like military you will love this. I watched 14 videos. Now I am reading the books. Based on true stories and history]]> 3 0 false false Sat Sep 15 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Apr 29 03:21:08 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 07 11:42:28 -0700 2008
In my opinion the Patrick O'Brian Aubrey/Maturin series which takes place in the same historic...more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Oct 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Nov 06 13:01:32 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 06 13:04:00 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1998 Sat Nov 07 20:15:29 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 07 20:15:29 -0800 2009 1 4 0 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Nov 25 06:28:56 -0800 2007 Sun Nov 25 06:39:17 -0800 2007 more...]]> 0 0 false false Mon Dec 08 13:46:44 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 08 13:46:44 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Apr 28 15:00:51 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 01 07:46:02 -0700 2007 more...]]>