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Sharpe’s Rifles

The French Invasion of Galicia, January 1809

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Sharpe’s Rifles

By: Bernard Cornwell
Narrated by: Rupert Farley
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Lieutenant Richard Sharpe and a detachment of riflemen join the assault of a strong French force holding the Holy City of Santiago de Compostela.

Lieutenant Richard Sharpe and a detachment of Riflemen are cut off from the rest of the army and surrounded. Their only hope of escape is to accept the help of the Spanish, but this assistance comes at a price: to join the assault on the holy city of Santiago de Compostela, held by a strong French force. There is little Sharpe would enjoy more.

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.

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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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I have grown to love this series of books. They bring history into life like nothing else. The performance of the series is 5stars. Highly recommend the Sharpe series.

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There are some things in life you can rely on. Sharpe, Cornwell and Rupert Farley are three of them. Simply put another fine instalment to one of my favourite series. As we're on book six with this one, if you like the previous five and want more there's no reason to hesitate.

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I love the Sharpe novels and Rupert Farley does an excellent job of bringing them to life.

My only complaint is the voice of Hagman, for some reason he has been given a Scouse accent, an accent that didn't exist in them days, it would have been closer to a Lancashire accent. The first recorded note a Scouse accent is 1890 and came out of a mix of the Welsh and Irish settlers in the city.

Another great Sharpe audio book.

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Having listened to the five previous audiobooks in this series I am aware of the main story lines and characters. I think, in my opinion, Rupert does an excellent job apart from two ongoing characterisations. Firstly and it may be my untrained ear but does ever Scotsman sound like Sean Connery? Secondly, the ‘soft spoken Hagman from Cheshire’ sounds more like Moxey from Auf Wiedersehen, Pet. Sorry, my review and had to be said. Still enjoying!

Sharpe’s Rifles

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Another excellent book, well written & read.
Great TV series but you can't beat a good book..

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