Sharpe's Waterloo
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Sharpe's Waterloo

by Bernard Cornwell

1990•Historical•384 pages

Taste attributes: historicalwaradventuredramaunsavouryheavyrealisticlinearbig & variedemotive & stirringall consuming questrescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs

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Boxlist takeA stirring, weighty historical novel: wide-ranging and morally murky. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

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4.5 / 5

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About This Book

Bernard Corwell, author of Sharpe's Company, Sharpe's Seige, and Sharpe's Revenge, continues the saga of Lt. Col. Richard Sharpe in this, his final adventure. Just as he comes face-to-face with his estranged wife and her lover at a grand society ball, news comes that the British-Prussian link is under attack. In the Battle of Waterloo, Sharpe once again plays a pivotal role in the outcome of a great British triumph.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

HistoricalWarAdventureDramaAll consuming questRescue/escape/jeopardyUnderdog triumphs

Subjects

Military HistoryHistorical FictionNapoleonic wars, 1800-1815

Details

Author
Bernard Cornwell
Published
1990
Pages
384
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