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Sharpe's Battle: The Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro, May 1811
- The Sharpe Series, Book 12
- Narrated by: Rupert Farley
- Length: 12 hrs and 36 mins
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*SHARPE’S COMMAND, the brand new novel in the global bestselling series, is available to pre-order now*
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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- R M Kirwan Esq
- 31-03-22
Very good until…
About halfway when one of the characters unleashes a grossly offensive anti catholic tirade of abuse about the Virgin Mary. Apart from that a good listen.
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- Morgan
- 17-11-20
Brilliant ya bastards
Can’t keep a good Rifleman down, or another brilliant Sharpe novel. The narration is excellent and immersive!
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- Amazon Customer
- 13-07-20
Sharpe's Battle
brilliant narration. great story . fabulous entertainment.You can always rely on Bernard Cornwell .Superb book
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- Mrs Rosemary K Arnold
- 01-02-23
A great tale
Reading steadily through the Sharpe stories and thought this the best to date. The narrator is excellent and adds much to the story.
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- Amazon Customer
- 16-01-24
Graphic descriptions of battle.
An excellent and well-read instalment in the Sharpe series. The battle scenes were especially good, being graphic and fast-paced. The atmosphere of war in the Naploeonic era was vividly conveyed.
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- Robert Smith
- 14-04-18
well told
very good and informative of the times and conditions of the Peninsular war period, tells of the battles and provides insight
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- Amazon Customer
- 30-12-22
Fantastic
My favourite of Bernard corn wells the sharpe stories, brilliantly written and cleverly narrated by Rupert Farley
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- Eva O'Donnell
- 30-07-23
The usual Sharpe...
... and that's a good thing. If you like the Sharpe formula you'll like this. Bad guys, beauties, battles and bayonets.
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- Terry
- 21-05-24
Good story, editorial failure
What on earth was the editor thinking of when this manuscript passed across his / her desk? How can you allow the same annoying 3 word phrase to be used hundreds of times? It must have driven the excellent narrator crazy when he had to say it repeatedly. No reason why this group of soldiers could not have been referred to in other ways from time to time which is good writing style in English. That said, usual good story.
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- Amazon Customer
- 01-12-20
It's definitely a grower....
A hard, grim start to this one but well worth the journey. The Sharpe series has kept me company on many a journey now and I'm yet to be disappointed. I'm reading/listening in chronological order rather than order of publishing and the variation in writing keeps it surprisingly fresh. Bernard Cornwell is truly brilliant; 12 books in and I'm still wanting more.
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