Review:This is the first Sharpe novel I've read and what a mistake it was to wait so long. My general avoidance of fiction, especially of the serial nature, caused me to foolishly ignore this series. Sharpe's Tiger was a mixed blessing: Yes, I loved the book, but as another reviewer warned, I am now addicted. Thankfully, I picked the right book to start with, this being the first chronologically in Sharpe's military career.
Now, rather than go into detail about the plot and characters (which have... Read more

Review:This is an excellent historical novel. Do not start with this book. Read the first two in the series. This exciting novel by Bernard Cornwell gives the reader an excellent impression as to what life was like during this time period. The pace was excellent the characters were well-developedand the battle scenes were captivating Read more

Review:this was particularly excellent historical novel. it had the usual page turning action. it had an illumination of the importance of the longbow in the history of the era covered and a colorful etching of the life and folk of that historical time. bravo! Read more

Review:Bernard Cornwell does more than entertain in novels. His research, with onsite visits, brings authenticity of older cultures confronted in struggles and examples we can appreciate and learn from, even today. Read more

Review:This is another entry on the Sharpe series. It is fun, entertaining and very readable. Cornwell's research is as excellent as usual. He takes some licenses for the shake of the story and continuity, but this is OK. Some people are outraged by the portrait of some of the real historical characters, but historical characters are rarely depicted accurately in historical fiction, so I think this can be forgiven. Besides, usually a more serious account of these characters is given at the end of the b... Read more

Review:Again, a fascinating period of history is brought to vivid life by a writer who, I think, must have been there. I see and hear and smell what is happening in his word pictures and, as always, there is a great deal happening.

I really like Cornwell's writing. Nothing jars, nothing distracts, there is nothing missing that should be there and nothing superfluous that should have been edited out. Read more

Review:One of my favorite books of the series. Bernard Cornwell keeps surprising me with dramatically well described battles and spectacular strategy, as well as amazing depictions of landscapes, fortresses. .. you must read it. Read more

Review:This book was a satisfying and fun read; exactly the kind of book I most like and close enough to JA's style to suit me--and that's saying something. (I like Austen so much that I became a novelist myself to write a discreet romance of the same era and in the same vein.) I really hate the slew of modern books that have Regency era people behaving in thoroughly modern ways, with thoroughly modern value systems...etc. I like the authenticity of this book, the feeling of being in that time and age,... Read more

Review:So I guess I may be a Stephenson fanboy. I started out with his more traditional science fiction books and really enjoyed them. However, even with Diamond Age, you could see Stephenson's tendency towards long discourses that may or may not relate entirely to the story at hand.

I found this book to be overly long and full of various discourses that went meandering about, sometimes with only a tenuous connection to the main plot. For all that, I found the story to be incredibly intriguin... Read more

Review:While it was a very enjoyable book, I think it was not one of the best Discworld novels. The characters were very well written and interesting, and I'd love to read about Mister Nutt's further adventures. If you like sports, football in particular, you'll find this book highly entertaining. Read more