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Title: Sharpe's Enemy

Subtitle: Book XV of the Sharpe Series

Author: Bernard Cornwell

Narrator: Frederick Davidson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 11 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-31-03

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 364 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

A band of renegades led by Sharpe's vicious mortal enemy, Obadiah Hakeswill, holds a group of British and French women hostage in a strategic mountain pass. On the other side of the pass, Napoleon's Grande Armie seeks to smash through and crash the British army in Portugal. Outnumbered and attacked from two sides, Sharpe must hold his ground or die in the attempt.

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Critic Reviews:

"Frederick Davidson performs superbly. The hardness and hauteur of his syllable - precise delivery render well the rigid hierarchies and varied personalities of military life. For fans of the series, Davidson's readings may be definitive." (AudioFile Magazine)

Members Reviews:

All around terrific

Wonderful story [but make sure you read this series in order] with lots of good characters, action and plot. The reader [F. Davidson] is perfect for the story and takes the listener along with him. Definitely worth it.

Battle for Portugal

This is book 15 in the Richard Sharpe series. Frederick Davidson does a superb job narrating the story. In this book Cornwell applied a bit more fiction to events than in the other books in the series. The overall battles between Wellesley and Napoleon's army are true but the battle in this story is fiction as was the rescue of the hostages. The band of deserters made up of all the armies in the area was true. Cornwell is the master of battle scene and keeps you on the edge of your seat listening to the book. Great story.

Joy of Loss

I have read all of Bernard Cornwells novels. Of them all this is my favorite. Where the proverbial literary hero is humbled and humanized by loss. Outside of Derfel, Richard and Patrick create the most real of people in this amazing fictional tale.

Best yet

Would you listen to Sharpe's Enemy again? Why?

No. It is not practice to ever read a book for a second time. This not school work.

Which scene was your favorite?

I am hard pressed to answer as many were terrific.

If you could rename Sharpe's Enemy, what would you call it?

Loss and Revenge.

Any additional comments?

I have read several in the Sharpe series and found only two not up to par. This was in my view the best yet. While I have skipped around some, I do recommend reading the series in sequence. But, the author does not retell all as filler and so repetition is avoided skillfully. I will do Sword next and cant' wait, especially if it is 1/2 as captivating as Enemy.

Four battles in one great story

Where does Sharpe's Enemy rank among all the audiobooks youve listened to so far?

Bernard Cornwell's Sharpe series is simply the best historical action fiction you will find. Sharpe is a British soldier fighting with the Duke of Wellngton's army in Spain against the French. As with all the other books in this series, the story is fast paced, engaging, and a true page turner. Cornwell does his homework, and his books are factually sound and his plots very exciting.