Sharpes Tiger: The Siege of Seringapatam, 1799 (The Sharpe Series, Book 1)
By (Author) Bernard Cornwell
Book 1
HarperCollins Publishers
HarperCollins
2nd November 2017
15th September 2011
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
Napoleonic War fiction
Historical fiction
Narrative theme: Politics
Fiction based on or inspired by true events
823.914
Paperback
400
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 25mm
290g
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Sharpes Tiger is the brilliant beginning of Sharpes adventures
India, 1799
The citadel of Seringapatam is under siege. Navigating this dangerous kingdom of bejewelled palaces and poverty, Private Richard Sharpe embarks on a rescue mission to save a senior officer from the clutches of the Tippoo of Mysore and oust the Sultan from his throne.
The fortress of Mysore is considered impregnable, but one of the greatest threats comes from betrayal within the British ranks. And the man to outwit enemies from both sides is Sharpe . . .
A master storyteller DAILY TELEGRAPH
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 Ive ever read, past or present. Cornwell really makes history come alive. George R.R. Martin
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.