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Sharpe's Enemy: The Defence of Portugal, Christmas 1812

The Sharpe Series, Book 15

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Sharpe's Enemy: The Defence of Portugal, Christmas 1812

By: Bernard Cornwell
Narrated by: Rupert Farley
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Spain, December 1812

In a deathly cold winter on the Spanish-Portuguese border, a group of deserters take British hostages and it falls to Major Richard Sharpe to lead the perilous rescue mission in the biting cold mountains – where he faces one of his oldest, and most cunning, adversaries.

The British army’s fate rests on the hostages’ liberation. Outnumbered and attacked from two sides, it looks like surrender or certain death on the Gateway of God pass. Yet prepared to hold his ground, or risk his life trying, is Sharpe . . .

‘A master storyteller’ DAILY TELEGRAPH

©1984 Bernard Cornwell (P)2014 HarperCollins Publishers Limited Action & Adventure Epic Epic Fantasy Fantasy Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction War & Military Solider War Military Winter

Critic Reviews

‘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 I’ve ever read, past or present. Cornwell really makes history come alive.’ George R.R. Martin
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Sharpe gains clarity. A Master of War and Death. But a tragic in life. Life for Sharpe will always be a battle and even as one Enemy is eliminated, a future Enemy is already being formed to match Obadiah. The most compelling book of series to date.

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I love the Sharpe series but hearing it on audio book for the first time made me realise the importance of the narrator. I shouldn't be so annoyed by the fact that someone who was raised in the alleys of a London slum has somehow acquired a thick Geordie accent but I found myself cringing every time Sharpe spoke a line. Other than this minor annoyance it was great.

Love these books

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Absolutely brilliant. Best Sharp ever (so far). One more word . Another one to make fifteen.

But

Watched the movie. Book Best.

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Well read, the story is so real you feel as if you are there, the whole series good

Great story

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So real, I just love all the characters involved in this story line. The action is detailed and lively. A master storyteller who is hard to match .

Emotional reality of characters

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