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Sharpe's Gold: The Destruction of Almeida, August 1810
- The Sharpe Series, Book 9
- Narrated by: Rupert Farley
- Length: 9 hrs and 43 mins
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Summary
Captain Sharpe's task is to recover from a feared guerilla leader the gold Wellington so desperately needs.The enemy he faces strikes terror into the hearts of all around - a renegade guerilla band whose leader has a particular loathing for Sharpe, who has stolen his woman.
Soldier, hero, rogue - Sharpe is the man you always want on your side. Born in poverty, he joined the army to escape jail and climbed the ranks by sheer brutal courage. He knows no other family than the regiment of the 95th Rifles whose green jacket he proudly wears.
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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- qwerty
- 15-01-20
Another Adventure
Pulp fiction or mills and boon for men. Usual ripping yarn. Looking forward to hearing the next.
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- Eileen
- 15-10-16
Sharpe's Gold
Great story with admiral research. Must say the ending sagged somewhat. Didn't like the bed hopping part. It made Sharpe somewhat shallow. Overall it was a good and interesting story
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- GS
- 04-09-19
good - found it a little drawn out at times
after the excellent Sharpe's Eagle, i found this one a little dull at times - only really recovering in the last quarter of the book. i did enjoy it overall, and it hasnt put me off continuing with Sharpe
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- james w.
- 07-10-21
Worth every penny
Sharpe's gold is juat as excellent as the first 8 books
Honestly one of the best series I listened too so far
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- Simon
- 11-12-17
Sharpe's At It Again!
This series is simply great stuff, real Boys' Own style adventures and Sharpe's Gold is no exception. Sharpe is drawn like a magnet to history's most explosive moments and no more so than in this one. This is a man who can take on all manner of enemies at long odds and come up trumps, though often at personal cost to himself.
This time he's sent on an impossible mission and in El Catholico he meets a charismatic and stylish partisan who is as deadly as Sharpe himself. Of course, this is Sharpe, a man who can march for days in high temperatures without a wash and still have more luck with the opposite sex than most people do in their best togs in the UKs clubs and bars on a Saturday night! Cornwell could make millions more revealing how he does it!
In reality, if you've enjoyed the previous eight books in the series and want some more then Sharpe's Gold hits the spot!
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- Sarah, Herts
- 26-01-21
Great story
Great story with twists and turns. Scenes described perfectly. Would recommend . Looking forward to the next book in the series.
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- Duncan Connell
- 11-08-20
Good story and different from the show
another great edition to the sharpe series. this one is quite good if your a fan of the show, as the episode and book are very different.
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- Mr. Anthony D. Bateman
- 15-12-17
Theresa
In the books this is where we meet Theresa, Sharpes tv love. But the story is more, greed, desperation, fight and flight, and a decision of huge morality. Expertly written, each chapter leading to more intensity. Richard Sharpe is a great hero, but he has friends willing to follow him, and from theses characters we learn snippets of history which show the detailed research taken before writing even starts.This then shows why Cornwell has been the master of historical fiction for nearly half a century.
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- John P.
- 10-09-22
2nd of the series - good - but not as good as 1st
This is a good solid story with just enough to keep you listening. Characters from the series are easy to follow with just a little repetition. New characters are a little hollow and straining to buy into. The story is slow and some battle sequences are long and slow down the pace of the book. It’s not as good as the first but if you’re doing the entire series (the only reason you’d be here) you’ll get through it - so you know where you are in the next instalment.
It’s excellently narrated. Well produced. Entertaining. Worth it.
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- Amazon Customer
- 08-09-16
Sharpest gold
Another great read by Mr Corwell. I felt some of the chapters were a bit of a specie filler but over all it is dam good read.
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