Sharpe's Eagle
by Bernard Cornwell
Taste attributes: historicalwaractionadventurefastunsavouryheavyrealisticlineargrittybig & variedemotive & stirringall consuming questunderdog triumphsdeep rivalry
Boxlist takeExpect a serious, moving historical novel, dark rather than wholesome. Best if you like stories that hit hard.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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3.1 / 5
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About This Book
Bold, professional, ruthless - hero and man of action"Sharpe asked three things of his men. That they fought as he did with a ruthless professionalism.That they stole only from the enemy and the dead unless they were starving. And they never got drunk without his permission."Richard Sharpe is having a difficult war.
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- Author
- Bernard Cornwell
- Published
- 1981
- Pages
- 296
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- Open Library
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