Sharpe’s Tiger: The Siege of Seringapatam, 1799

ISBN-13: 9780007425792 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 400 str.

Bernard Cornwell

Opis

When the army's most important spy is captured by the Tippoo of Mysore, Sharpe and a young lieutenant must infiltrate the Tippoo's forces. But once inside the island citadel of Seringapatam, Sharpe realises he will need a miracle to succeed.

Recenzje

'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

O autorze

Bernard Cornwell was born in London, raised in Essex and worked for the BBC for eleven years before meeting Judy, his American wife. Denied an American work permit he wrote a novel instead and has been writing ever since. He and Judy divide their time between Cape Cod and Charleston, South Carolina.