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Sharpe's Assassin

Sharpe's Assassin

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  • Author：Bernard Cornwell
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Summary

New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell returns with his iconic hero， Richard Sharpe。

SHARPE IS BACK。

Outsider。

Hero。

Rogue。

And the one man you want on your side。

If any man can do the impossible it's Richard Sharpe 。 。 。

Lieutenant-Colonel Sharpe is a man with a reputation。 Born in the gutter， raised a foundling， he joined the army twenty-one years ago， and it’s been his home ever since。 He’s a loose cannon， but his unconventional methods make him a valuable weapon。

So when， the dust still settling after the Battle of Waterloo， the Duke of Wellington needs a favour， he turns to Sharpe。 For Wellington knows that the end of one war is only the beginning of another。 Napoleon's army may be defeated， but another enemy lies waiting in the shadows – a secretive group of fanatical revolutionaries hell-bent on revenge。

Sharpe is dispatched to a new battleground: the maze of Paris streets where lines blur between friend and foe。 And in search of a spy， he will have to defeat a lethal assassin determined to kill his target or die trying 。 。 。

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Reviews

Ryan Bartok ，

It has been 15 years since Mr。 Cornwall has graced us with a Richard Sharpe Adventure。 Set immediately after the Battle of Waterloo and the events of ‘Sharpe’s Waterloo’ we find our hero summoned by old Nosey himself for more low-key operation， retrieving a spy for prison and assisting him in his mission。 It was a joy to be transported back into this world and in his 15 year absence from the world of Sharpe， Mr Cornwall has bought a more developed writing style from his other projects into this It has been 15 years since Mr。 Cornwall has graced us with a Richard Sharpe Adventure。 Set immediately after the Battle of Waterloo and the events of ‘Sharpe’s Waterloo’ we find our hero summoned by old Nosey himself for more low-key operation， retrieving a spy for prison and assisting him in his mission。 It was a joy to be transported back into this world and in his 15 year absence from the world of Sharpe， Mr Cornwall has bought a more developed writing style from his other projects into this one。 It is a case of reading something that was the same as I remembered from all those years ago but also different and new。 I pray that we see some more of Sharpe in the coming years with stories as fun as this one was！ 。。。more

Gilda ，

It's so wonderful having Sharpe back！Enough said。 It's so wonderful having Sharpe back！Enough said。 。。。more

Oismiffy ，

I was so delighted for another Sharpe book， and to be honest it was always going to get at least 3 stars just for that。Well actually I really liked it。 It is a very typical Sharpe book。 I was really sorry to get to the end。

Jeff McGoldrick ，

Good read moves along well。 The ending is a bit of a stretch but overall entertaining。

Clemens Schoonderwoert ，

**Should Read as 4。5 Stars！**This eventful novel is the 21st chronologically， and the 22nd in total， of the amazing Richard Sharpe series。The historical details at the end of the book are wonderfully described by the author， and implemented in a very likeable fashion in this post-Waterloo adventure。Storytelling is as ever of a superb quality， all characters， whether they are real historical or enjoyable fictional， come vividly to life in this delightful spy/war story， and the atmosphere and livi **Should Read as 4。5 Stars！**This eventful novel is the 21st chronologically， and the 22nd in total， of the amazing Richard Sharpe series。The historical details at the end of the book are wonderfully described by the author， and implemented in a very likeable fashion in this post-Waterloo adventure。Storytelling is as ever of a superb quality， all characters， whether they are real historical or enjoyable fictional， come vividly to life in this delightful spy/war story， and the atmosphere and living conditions of a defeated Paris and thus France come splendidly off the pages。I read a review from a certain L。 Young stating that Harry Price was made a permanent Major at the end in Sharpe's Waterloo， but that is only partly true， because if reading correctly it was subject to recognition by Whitehall， but those responsible at Whitehall must probably have turned it down， so Harry Price is still a Captain in this tale also。This tale is mainly set in the year AD1815， right after the Battle of Waterloo， and it ends with an epilogue that is set in AD 1816。In this tale "acting" Leuitenant-Colonel Sharpe and his men， along whom are his brother-in-arms and best friend Sergeant-Major Patrick Harper， Sergeant Weller， Captain Price and Private Bee， not to forget in my view a rather unnecessary Major Charlie Morris， Sharpe's nemesis from India， and last but not least a rather poor spy in Mr Fox， and they are to pave the way for Duke of Wellington so he march into Paris unscathed， and at the same time to uncover a cult naming themselves "La Fraternité"， with at its head the already deceased General Delaunay， at Waterloo， and Colonel Lanier， nicknamed "The Monster"。What is to come is an entertaining historical adventure， where the interaction between the blood brothers Sharpe and Harper is paramount， and in which Sharpe and his men will have to fight their way from Waterloo， via Péronne and Ham， into Paris， and over there the discovery of the leader of "La Fraternité" in Lanier is soon made and at the end in a final desperate battle the end of the war will be concluded between Sharpe and Lanier in a most touching and camaraderie fashion。Still highly recommended， for this is a wonderful， in my view final？， goodbye to Sharpe， Harper and other likeable figures， and that's why I like to call this episode: "Sharpe's Final？ Captivating Outing"！ 。。。more

Maureen BOOTH ，

Good to。meet up with Sharpe again， enjoyed the read。 Waiting for the next one。

Larry ，

Richard Sharpe one of my favorite series。 It’s been a LONG time since #21， so I anxiously dove into #22 （which could easily be read as a standalone novel）。 It’s set in and around Paris in 1815， right after the Battle of Waterloo。 Sharpe， a grizzled veteran， is on a special mission - directly from The Duke of Wellington （a reoccurring series character） - to save Europe’s art stolen by the French。 （Sounds familiar？ Like the movie/book “The Monuments Men”？） Along with his small hand-picked crew， ou Richard Sharpe one of my favorite series。 It’s been a LONG time since #21， so I anxiously dove into #22 （which could easily be read as a standalone novel）。 It’s set in and around Paris in 1815， right after the Battle of Waterloo。 Sharpe， a grizzled veteran， is on a special mission - directly from The Duke of Wellington （a reoccurring series character） - to save Europe’s art stolen by the French。 （Sounds familiar？ Like the movie/book “The Monuments Men”？） Along with his small hand-picked crew， our hero Sharpe， goes behind enemy lines as the Parisians seethe with animosity for any British。 You know， I never considered France immediately following the demise of Napoleon。 And neither did I consider that the Louvre contained ill-gotten treasures。 Interesting。 Add to this a secret French plot to assassinate England’s leaders， including the Duke。 I sure hope there’s a #23。 （Oh， and BTW， I sure do like sword fights。） 。。。more

Rosann ，

Once again， Bernard Cornwell takes us off to the Napoleonic Wars and the exploits of Richard Sharpe。 But this is an older， wiser （perhaps）， experienced soldier。 This Sharpe seems to be looking to his future， to a life without constant warfare， a more nuanced man who does not always reduce his foes to pure villain status。 Cornwell continues to be a skilled writer of the battlefield， to engage the reader with good （new and returning） characters， and emotionally authentic growth， and interaction。 S Once again， Bernard Cornwell takes us off to the Napoleonic Wars and the exploits of Richard Sharpe。 But this is an older， wiser （perhaps）， experienced soldier。 This Sharpe seems to be looking to his future， to a life without constant warfare， a more nuanced man who does not always reduce his foes to pure villain status。 Cornwell continues to be a skilled writer of the battlefield， to engage the reader with good （new and returning） characters， and emotionally authentic growth， and interaction。 Seems like the coda for Richard Sharpe， from gutter to farm， infantry grunt to decorated veteran， angry fighting machine--to perhaps less angry retiree。 。。。more

Lizzy ，

Amazing， brilliant and vintage Cornwell from start to finish。 Not the book to start the Sharpe series of course & if you have to go back to the beginning， I envy you。 Read this without hearing Sean Bean in your head - I dare you。

Neil ，

Nice to have Sharpe back。 Been some time since I finished the series but I really enjoyed every book。 This one felt a little disjointed with a weaker storyline than the others。 Maybe because a lot is fabricated and based on conjecture however for a Sharpe fan it is a must read。

Oundle Crime ，

Thirty-one years after the publication of Sharpe’s Waterloo （the penultimate book in his Richard Sharpe series） Bernard Cornwell has just published a new Sharpe novel – Sharpe’s Assassin – and it’s a great story。It’s set in the days and weeks immediately after the Battle of Waterloo， because of course that battle didn’t formally end the war。 It took another three weeks for Napoleon to abdicate and for the Allies to establish themselves in Paris。 This novel opens with Richard Sharpe being called Thirty-one years after the publication of Sharpe’s Waterloo （the penultimate book in his Richard Sharpe series） Bernard Cornwell has just published a new Sharpe novel – Sharpe’s Assassin – and it’s a great story。It’s set in the days and weeks immediately after the Battle of Waterloo， because of course that battle didn’t formally end the war。 It took another three weeks for Napoleon to abdicate and for the Allies to establish themselves in Paris。 This novel opens with Richard Sharpe being called from the battlefield， where he is burying dead colleagues and friends， to attend the Duke of Wellington。 Before the battle， Sharpe had been promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel to give him a rank suitable to be an aide to William， Prince of Orange。 Later， during the fighting， he took command of his battalion as officers fell。 None of this had been missed by the Duke of Wellington who now wants him for a special mission。While the Allies are pushing through France to reach Paris， Sharpe’s battalion is ordered to divert to a town called Ham， near Péronne， to capture a fortress where an English spy is being held prisoner。 Of course he succeeds in typical style， with trickery and gung-ho daring。 From there the battalion and the freed English spy proceed to Paris with all haste， because Napoleon’s loyalists are organising themselves for a fightback。 In the back streets of Paris they have to battle an unseen enemy and there are spies， treachery and betrayals to overcome。 It’s great stuff and like all good adventures this ends well – for Sharpe anyway， if less so for a lot of French soldiers！ It’s cheerful escapism， where instead of white hats， the heroes wear Rifleman’s Green。My verdictWhat I love about all Bernard Cornwell’s books is that he tells his stories with such gusto。 Of course， historical facts are the bedrock of the novels but he weaves so much more into them that his characters always leap off the page。 He also has a real feel for landscape and atmosphere， so you can’t help but be pulled into the story。 Over the years I’ve read all the Sharpe novels and they are great adventures。 And while you can follow the Peninsular War step-by-step with Sharpe， from 1807-1815， it never feels like a history lesson。 They are really interesting novels， grounded in fact yet great fun to read。As for Sharpe’s Assassin， it seemed strange to be reading about Sharpe again after such a long time， but it was just as much fun。 And I rather hope this new story will introduce a new generation of readers to the Sharpe series。 This earns 4+ Stars from me。Review by: Oundle Crime 。。。more

Jim ，

Good to have a old friend back， if you have not read Sharpe before then this is not a bad way to start， if like me you been waiting for this for such a long time， it was worth the wait and i was not disappointed ， it is not the best Sharpe， but still a good read， let`s hope it is not so long till his next outing。 Good to have a old friend back， if you have not read Sharpe before then this is not a bad way to start， if like me you been waiting for this for such a long time， it was worth the wait and i was not disappointed ， it is not the best Sharpe， but still a good read， let`s hope it is not so long till his next outing。 。。。more

Alan Welch ，

Sharpe is back after a long absence and is in fine form！ I love this series and this latest addition contains all the best elements: Sharpe is as relentless as ever， the excitement level is high， the villains are， well， villainous and the Duke of Wellington is as arrogant and enigmatic as ever。 The conclusion even hints that there might be another Sharpe adventure。 Let's hope so！ Sharpe is back after a long absence and is in fine form！ I love this series and this latest addition contains all the best elements: Sharpe is as relentless as ever， the excitement level is high， the villains are， well， villainous and the Duke of Wellington is as arrogant and enigmatic as ever。 The conclusion even hints that there might be another Sharpe adventure。 Let's hope so！ 。。。more

Cory ，

Good to spend a little more time with Sharpe and Harper！

The Bauchler ，

I believe the working title was 'Sharpe’s Grump':）Ol' Dick is still a grumpy man - despite everything going quite well for the guy these days。He doesn't suffer （many） of the usual trials and tribulations he has in the past， but he's still a bitter chap。Actually， in this latest tale he's probably as comfortably off as he's ever been。 Certainly we no longer have the statutory disdainful superior officer character anymore。。。but oh， how he still rails against the injustices of Regency England， and I believe the working title was 'Sharpe’s Grump':）Ol' Dick is still a grumpy man - despite everything going quite well for the guy these days。He doesn't suffer （many） of the usual trials and tribulations he has in the past， but he's still a bitter chap。Actually， in this latest tale he's probably as comfortably off as he's ever been。 Certainly we no longer have the statutory disdainful superior officer character anymore。。。but oh， how he still rails against the injustices of Regency England， and he rails in a Sean Bean Yorkshire accent， if you have the Audible version。 I now really read the novels for Harper - a much more interesting/complex character and without whom Sharpe is really pretty dull。 The passages where their conversation/friendship appear are easily the most interesting and often touching。Despite all the above I still enjoyed this latest dose of Sharpe。 I will， like ever faithful Harper， continue 。。。more

Jorge Williams ，

Superb， you wouldn't think any time had passed at all from the last time Cornwell wrote Sharpe。 Conspiracy and intrigue set immediately after Sharpe's Waterloo with the French in retreat but not truly beaten finds Sharpe sent to Paris to stop a supposed group of assassins loyal to Bonaparte who threaten Wellington's life。 Simply a great adventure story as usual， full of action with a perfect ending。 。 。you know what you are getting with Sharpe and I was very excited to have a new story。 Superb， you wouldn't think any time had passed at all from the last time Cornwell wrote Sharpe。 Conspiracy and intrigue set immediately after Sharpe's Waterloo with the French in retreat but not truly beaten finds Sharpe sent to Paris to stop a supposed group of assassins loyal to Bonaparte who threaten Wellington's life。 Simply a great adventure story as usual， full of action with a perfect ending。 。 。you know what you are getting with Sharpe and I was very excited to have a new story。 。。。more

Alexander Theofanidis ，

Sharpe goes to （soon to be occupied Paris） where after the battle of Waterloo and the defeat of the french army a conspiracy threatens the peace in Europe。Not the best of the series， but， probably the last Sharpe adventure to be published （Sharpe's Devil， although taking place in later times， was written before this one）Have fun。 Sharpe and Harper won't march again。。。 :（ Sharpe goes to （soon to be occupied Paris） where after the battle of Waterloo and the defeat of the french army a conspiracy threatens the peace in Europe。Not the best of the series， but， probably the last Sharpe adventure to be published （Sharpe's Devil， although taking place in later times， was written before this one）Have fun。 Sharpe and Harper won't march again。。。 :（ 。。。more

Brian Shellum ，

Another great Sharpe book by Cornell。 Fascinating read！

Gregg Davies ，

As good as everJust tremendous。 You could almost be standing next to him。 Wouldn't want to though。 Hope he enjoys his "retirement" in Normandy As good as everJust tremendous。 You could almost be standing next to him。 Wouldn't want to though。 Hope he enjoys his "retirement" in Normandy 。。。more

Gordon Ralph ，

I absolutly adore reading Sharpe's adventures and i am wondering if this is possibly the best one yet （maybe the last？？） it has everything in it action adventure a hero his side kick and seductive women！ also the baddies of course ！。。。。。。 Does anyone else do the same as me and read the book as Sean Bean and the great Daragh O'Malley ？ I know that Bernard Cornwell wrote Sharpe as a Dashing rough Dark haired man but i still cant help it ！， sorry Bernard ！ please， i do beg you Bernard Cornwell 。。。m I absolutly adore reading Sharpe's adventures and i am wondering if this is possibly the best one yet （maybe the last？？） it has everything in it action adventure a hero his side kick and seductive women！ also the baddies of course ！。。。。。。 Does anyone else do the same as me and read the book as Sean Bean and the great Daragh O'Malley ？ I know that Bernard Cornwell wrote Sharpe as a Dashing rough Dark haired man but i still cant help it ！， sorry Bernard ！ please， i do beg you Bernard Cornwell 。。。maybe another adventure in the old dog yet ？。。。maybe a trip to Good old Irleland to see his old Pal Pat ？？ 。。。more

Symon Vegro ，

Bilge。 Possibly the worst book I ever started reading， and one I don’t even remotely feel bad about closing forever after 30 pages or so。

Andrew McAuley ，

Sharpe marches again， for I think the twenty-second time。 The same old story is here: inept and cowardly officer who clashes with Sharpe， insurmountable odds， an implacable French foe and Sharpe sent by the Duke on a quest like he's the main character in a computer game where he has to defeat the enemy army single-handed。 There is not much new in Sharpe' Assassin other than there is no large-scale battle， but the book stays true to Cornwall's tradition of basically writing the same book over and Sharpe marches again， for I think the twenty-second time。 The same old story is here: inept and cowardly officer who clashes with Sharpe， insurmountable odds， an implacable French foe and Sharpe sent by the Duke on a quest like he's the main character in a computer game where he has to defeat the enemy army single-handed。 There is not much new in Sharpe' Assassin other than there is no large-scale battle， but the book stays true to Cornwall's tradition of basically writing the same book over and over。 There are no surprises and as always， Cornwall reuses the same descriptions he's presented in the previous books， although I didn't get to tick-off Fusiliers skinning their knuckles on bayonets while loading their muskets， which it feels like appeared in all the previous Sharpe books。Although Assassin is as a complete rehash of previous work， it does work the Sharpe books are always entertaining， silly as they sometimes are， it is 'boys own' escapism that might not be so popular if it ever tried to do anything differently。 It does however feel a little shorter than many of the earlier booksAssassin is the second to last book chronologically and ends with the close of the Napoleoinic Wars， but I expect it will be far from the last adventure for Colonel Sharpe。 。。。more

Sean Malone ，

Bernard has to stretch the half-baked plot to give Sharpe enough to do。 The main action of the book is rather weak， but the amount of amusing interactions and closure that it provides for Sharpe and other supporting cast make this another worthy adventure and welcome return。

David Slater ，

A wonderful addition to the Sharpe canon。

jean rasbridge ，

Page turnerSharpe at his best。 You won't be able to put the book down。 Can't wait to read the next book。 Page turnerSharpe at his best。 You won't be able to put the book down。 Can't wait to read the next book。 。。。more

Geoff Boxell ，

Other's give the background so I won't go into detail just say that this is immediately post Waterloo。 Sharpe this time is part British Army Officer and part agent acting for Wellington。 Many of the usual characters are missing having been killed at Waterloo but one infamous one does return to plague Lt Colonel Richard Sharpe。The action is taunt and， I found， more interesting， than some of the later Sharpe books， though it did have the almost compulsory duel with the bad guy at the end of the bo Other's give the background so I won't go into detail just say that this is immediately post Waterloo。 Sharpe this time is part British Army Officer and part agent acting for Wellington。 Many of the usual characters are missing having been killed at Waterloo but one infamous one does return to plague Lt Colonel Richard Sharpe。The action is taunt and， I found， more interesting， than some of the later Sharpe books， though it did have the almost compulsory duel with the bad guy at the end of the book。。 This one fits between Sharpe's Waterloo and Sharpe's Devil。 That last book seemed to me to be the author not so much as expanding Sharpe's story as floundering around looking for a new line as he could not let his famous character go。So， Five Stars。 I read this in a day and ignored other tasks to read it: yes it was that compelling。 。。。more

Bradley ，

As usual a Sharpe novel is a fantastic， fast paced action packed adventure！ With some very memorable quotes and enjoyable banter between Sharpe and Harper。

Hudson Murrell ，

I now see Sean Bean when I read these， but still great。 Great battle scenes， strong antagonists， witty banter， what more could we ask for？ Post-Waterloo Paris is in Chaos， and Sharpe must help keep order。 Excitement in every page。

Nigel Blease ，

You can’t beat a bit of Sharpe。 The conversation between Fox， Sharpe and Harper about MichaelAngelo had me in stitches。 Comedy gold

Tamsin Ramone ，

A wild ride as usual！！ I loved it！

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