Sharpe’s tiger is the start of the series and sees Richard Sharpe as a new recruit joining the British army in India. The story is set around the siege of Seringapatam the home of the powerful Tippoo of Mysore.
An army officer is captured and Sharpe volunteers to attempt a rescue not counting on his advisory Obadiah Hakeswill. Sharp is on the inside and help is on the outside he has to use all of his cunning to survive.
Cornwell paints a vivid picture of the Tippos palace with all of the eccentricities and customs given in detail. This is a great read, I was not able to put the book down.
As the first book in the series and the backbone of the character development if you are considering reading a Sharpe novel this is a must.
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This review isn't long winded it gets straight to the point and i myself have recently only started reading these books and this review does the books justice and i feel it deserves recognition, well done
Advantages: Fills in some of the missing background to the "later" books, Pretty compelling read Disadvantages: Not as fresh as some of the others in the series.
Advantages: Fills in some of the missing background to the "later" books, Pretty compelling read Disadvantages: Not as fresh as some of the others in the series.
Aug 8th, 2000
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