Sharpe's Triumph |
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Bernard Cornwell
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Pages: 384 (Paperback)
ISBN: 0006510302
Pub: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Pub date: 1999-07-05
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 47216
Reader Reviews:
Truimph - certainly is (0/0 people found this helpful)
The second of the Indian Trilogy and it continues in the same breathtaking read, every chapter glides along as we see Sharpe at Assaye and famously saving Wellesley during the battle. From that moment on, he is thrust into the role of officer...but he certainly ain't no gentleman.
The characters are great, Dodd is very good as is Pohlmann. Yet i never took to McCandless - he just reminded me of another Nairn. However, a great read.
Sharpe at Assaye (2/2 people found this helpful)
This book culminates with the battle of Assaye (September 23rd, 1803) which Wellington himself allegedly considered his finest victory. Before it gets to that however you're treated to the oh so familiar but never stale or boring ingredients of a typical Sharpe novel: colourful characters (one female too, off course), a fast-paced plot, vivid descriptions, and plenty of action.
Mindless escapism this surely is, but in that category few can rival Cornwell.
Cornwell continues his betrayal (0/9 people found this helpful)
I read all of the original Sharpe series in the eighties and thought that the series had come to it's natural conclusion with Sharpes Waterloo in 1990. I was very suprised to see Sharpes Devil a couple of years later and to my mind this was a book too far in the series. Cornwell was always writing other books including the excellent Redcoat as well as his nautical thrillers. When he started the Starbuck chronicles I was delighted and followed Nates adventures in the same manner as I had Sharpe's. Then, after the Sharpe series had been shown on tv Cornwell abandoned "The Starbuck Chronicles" mid-series (after four books)and resurrected Sharpe. Not to sound too cynical but the only reason for this betrayal of fans who had bought the new books and were following Starbuck could only have been money...Cornwell betrayed and sacrificed the Starbuck fans for a newer and more lucrutive market...the new Sharpe fans worldwide who came to the books after the tv series. In order to continue to cash in along came all the new books each one inserted in a different period of Sharpe's career. If you have read the original series you won't recognise Sharpe's description in the new books..because it's Sean Bean!...Thanks Bernard, how's the yacht?
Sharpe is back bigger and better (but some how back in the past) (1/1 people found this helpful)
I must say I started reading the Sharpe books about last summer (2006) and I've read all 23 and to be honest the first three that I read were the prequels and despite the fact that I read them over the longest time ago I remember them the most. There the ones that got me hooked.
There the best books. mainly thanks to the huge amounts of the disgustingly evil and yet attractive in the same way that prodding a bruise is strangely attractive after you've found you have one. But also I prefer them to the other also brilliant Sharpe books because Sharpe is alone. No high ranking friends because he isn't an officer he's happy how he is but its all turned up side down after Assaye.
The shier vivid ness of the battles is what makes them great all of them are so vivid and the story isn't simply one sided it tells you about the Indians point of view as well.
IT IS TRUELLY ONE OF THE BEST SHARPE BOOKS EVER AND THIS IS FROM A TRUE SHARPE FAN BRILIANT WORK FORM CORNWALL
A must for Sharpe fans (1/1 people found this helpful)
Like otehr readers, I was a little wary of delving back into the 'Sharpe' prequels; I woudl say that they are every bit as good as the original series.
Whilst it may be true that some of the characters are a little wooden, they all contribute to Sharpe's development as a soldier and a potential officer.
The battle scenes are brutal and detailed as ever, most particularly the battle of Assaye - which sees Sharpe defending Wellesley (Wellington) - a relationship that lasts until teh Battle of Waterloo. We also see a continuation of Hakeswill's malicious intent against Sharpe.
In all, we see Sharpe's frustrations and motivations, becoming teh officer that we know and love. I look forward to the next installment and intend on re-reading the entire series again. I am sure that these prequels will enhance the enjoyment - the commuppance of Hakeswill, Sharpe's acceptance as an officer etc.
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