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  • Sharpe's Sword: The Salamanca Campaign, June and July 1812

  • The Sharpe Series, Book 14
  • By: Bernard Cornwell
  • Narrated by: Rupert Farley
  • Length: 10 hrs and 47 mins
  • 4.9 out of 5 stars (767 ratings)

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Sharpe's Sword: The Salamanca Campaign, June and July 1812

By: Bernard Cornwell
Narrated by: Rupert Farley
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Summary

Spain, June 1812

In the beautiful city of Salamanca, Captain Richard Sharpe must hunt down and safeguard Britain’s most valuable spy, ‘El Mirador’, before he’s silenced by France’s deadliest assassin – even at the risk of his own life.

In the shadowy world of Salamanca’s high society, where secrecy blurs the lines between friend and foe, it seems that other figures are out to destroy the British. Whilst outside the city’s walls, the armies gather for one of the biggest battles of the war – and risking everything for victory, even betraying one he loves, 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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Sharpe vulnerable

The pace is exhilarating and the prose quite poetic in places. Sharpe survives a grievous wound but falls victim to a traitorous Marchioness. Brilliant narration.

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The Power of Lust and Treachery

Rupert Farley is a wonder as always in his mastery of the story and of cause Richard, well, is Richard. My only slight criticism was during "The Battle of Salamanca", and this would only be if you had any knowledge, was the initial development on the French left. But hey it is Fiction, isn't it?

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Another excellent audiobook

I have loved these books for years, and I love the narrator's reading of them. It's just how it sounded in my head (except he's better at the accents!)

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one of the better ..

This is one of the best in a very e enjoyable sequence of Sharp novells. Really enjoyed it.

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another great

Quality audiobook with great narration. A worthy listen. Good action, battles and drama. Will never tire of listening to the series.

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Near Death

This is onetime that Richard Shape is beaten and is so near to death. Sharpe still gets the girl.

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Superb again

Phenomenal book, could see how he was going to get his man but he undoubtedly did, superb

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Sharpe series

Rupert Farley was made for the Sharpe series. His performance is exceptional and Cornwell books are incredibly well written. Absolutely gripping stuff

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Sharpe's Sword

One of the best in the series (at least from what i've listened to so far.) Thoroughly enjoyed it.

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Great story

Yet another great Sharpe story, brilliantly narrated by Rupert Farley, nobody plays each character like he does.

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