Sharpe's enemy

Richard Sharpe and the Defence of Portugal, Christmas 1812.

by Bernard Cornwell

No cover — Bernard Cornwell: Sharpe's enemy (1994, HarperCollins Publishers)

350 pages

English language

Published May 18, 1994 by HarperCollins Publishers.

ISBN:: 978-0-00-766007-0

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A band of renegades led by Sharpe's vicious enemy, Obadiah Hakeswill, holds a group of British and French women hostage on a strategic mountain pass. Outnumbered and attacked from two sides, Sharpe must hold his ground or die in the attempt.

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Ed@bookwyrm.social reviewed Sharpe's enemy Richard Sharpe and the defence of Portugal, Christmas 1812 by Bernard Cornwell

New Characters, a capable enemy just not the one from the title

4 stars

Engaging story taking place in only a couple of locations with less of the intrigue. A couple of arch characters let things down a bit.