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Sharpe’s Prey

The Expedition to Copenhagen, 1807

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Sharpe’s Prey

By: Bernard Cornwell
Narrated by: Rupert Farley
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‘Sharpe and his creator are national treasures.' Sunday Telegraph

Denmark, 1807

When Lieutenant Richard Sharpe arrives in Copenhagen on a secret mission to help stop a war, he finds a city swarming with spies and deceit. Yet the French forces are gathering, their eyes on the Danish navy’s impressive battle fleet: one that could replace every ship they lost at Trafalgar.

The city burns, attacked by the French and besieged by the British. And discovering that he’ll have to make his own rules, fighting through the shadowy maze of friends and foes, is Sharpe . . .

‘A master storyteller’ DAILY TELEGRAPH

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‘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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I am churning through the Sharpe series and enjoying the stories but to be honest I am pretty much just throwing money at Rupert Farley to read to me ... I had not come across him before and his style is mesmeric. For Sharpe TV fans his accent is pretty perfect Sean Bean which makes for a comfortable and "right" feeling to the whole thing - nostalgic if you are of my age!

Entertaining with brilliant narration

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A dark incident in English history, woven through with Sharpe's brand of forlorn love and derring do

A sad take on a dark incident in our past

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So full of historical facts I'm surprised it didn't burst, excellent just excellent listening

history lives

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There's something comforting about the predictability of Richard Sharpe's adventures. Somebody wrongs him, he gets revenge, triumphs, wins the heart of the lady, all while navigating pivotal moments in military history. I can't get enough of it.

You know what you're getting with Sharpe.

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Having read or listened through the rest of the series, it was interesting to jump back to just before the Napoleonic wars. It contains all the key elements of Sharpe (upper-class officer with lowly intentions, Sharpe on a mission, cannon balls and alley fights, swooning tragic maiden etc) with strong action. Harper even gets a cameo! Well read at a steady pace.

An interesting pre-story.

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