Richard Sharpe Adventures (Audio): Sharpe's Tiger: Richard Sharpe and the Siege of Seringapatam, 1799 (Audiobook)

from bdtrump

The very first book in the Sharpe series, Cornwell writes of the complex and rich history of the British Army and East India Company in their conquest of Hyderabad and the Tippoo Sultan. Sharpe is a complex rogue, capable of heroism and debauchery in the same page. A must read for any fan of Corn...

from csayban

I decided to start at the beginning of this lengthy historical fiction series and I'm glad I did. I expected I would probably like Sharpe's Tiger, but I ended up liking it even more than I had hoped I would. Enough that I have already picked up the first four books in the series in hardcover. Tha...

from ZachMontana

Well read and engrossing first book of Sharpe Series. British Army in India marches to overturn the Tippoo, ruler of Mysore in southern India. Sharpe is a proper hero and the discription of life as a soldier in the British Army is very realistic and interesting.

from JohnFair

This is the latest written of the Sharpe books that I own but in terms of internal chronology it's the earliest, with Sharpe a lowly private in the 33rd of Foot in India, where the infantry man meets some of those who would be influential in his future. Set well away from the 'familiar' battlefie...

from dandelionroots

Curious to see how long and far I follow Sharpe around. Definitely a promising start. #India1799