Sharpe's Tiger

The novel that Sharpe fans have been waiting for, Sharpe's Tiger describes the adventures of the raw young private soldier Richard Sharpe in India, before the Peninsular War.

  Sharpe and the rest of his battalion, along with the rising star of the general staff Arthur Wellesley, are about to embark upon the siege of Seringapatam, island citadel of the Tippoo of Mysore.

  When a senior British officer is captured by the Tippoo's forces Sharpe is offered a chance to attempt a rescue, a chance he takes in order to escape from the tyrannical Sergeant Obadiah Hakeswill. But in fleeing Hakeswill he enters the confusing , exotic and dangerous world of the Tippoo, and Sharpe will need all his wits just to stay alive, let alone suave the British Army from catastrophe.

Reviews

  "It never ceases to amaze me how a story so full of historical detail can be so consistently entertaining. 'Sharpe's Tiger' has the series' protaganist, Richard Sharpe, serving as a lowly private in India in 1799 and infiltrating the stronghold of the Tipoo Sultan before the arrival of the British army. Many factors contribute to Cornwell's remarkable novel, but the one that stands out is the character of Obidah Hakeswill, an antagonist so loathsome he is sure to go down as one of the great literary villans of all time. "

  "My first exposure to Richard Sharpe was via the series aired on PBS.I'm inclined to think this an advantage since it makes visualization of these brilliant spectacles that much easier.When I think of Sharpe I can't help but see Sean Bean.But even without this aspect Cornwell's work is without equal when it comes to verisimilitude.His eye for detail,and the exhaustive research he must have done into military equipment,organization,tactics and customs of the period really brings the story to life for anyone with an affinity for authenticity. "

 "Set in India, almost ten years before Sharpe's European adventures, Bernard Cornwell begins to explain some of the events referred to in his earlier books. Despite Sharpe being a mere rank-and-file soldier, we are treated to some of his most exciting escapades, as he finds himself deep within the enemy Tippoo Sultan's territory, with no Sergeant Harper to protect him. Bernard Cornwell delivers another gripping installment of the popular series that I personally could not put down"

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Paperback - 385 pages (August 1999)
Harperperennial Library

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Audio Cassette unabridged edition (June 1998)
Chivers Audio Books

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