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  • Sharpe's Fortress: The Siege of Gawilghur, December 1803

  • Sharpe, Book 3
  • By: Bernard Cornwell
  • Narrated by: Rupert Farley
  • Length: 13 hrs and 24 mins
  • 4.9 out of 5 stars (1,482 ratings)

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Sharpe's Fortress: The Siege of Gawilghur, December 1803

By: Bernard Cornwell
Narrated by: Rupert Farley
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Summary

India, December 1803

The British army are closing in on enemy troops in western India and Ensign Richard Sharpe, freshly promoted yet unsure of his position, finds himself vulnerable: he’s unwelcome among the officers, yet finds hidden enemies within the ranks. With no-one he can trust, Sharpe is in serious danger when an old adversary arrives on his trail – and a terrible act of betrayal draws him into the eye of the storm.

All roads lead to Gawilghur, a legendary, impregnable fortress in the sky. In the heart of enemy territory, the British carry out a near-impossible siege. And joining the front line, risking his honour and reputation in a battle that will test him as never before, is Sharpe . . .

‘A master storyteller’ DAILY TELEGRAPH

©1999 Bernard Cornwell (P)2014 HarperCollins Publishing Limited

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Riveting performance.

Riveting from start to finish, brilliant performance, story was tremendous as usual enhanced by brilliant narration.

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Rupert Farley does it again! An excellent book superbly read

Another great Sharpe story superbly read by Rupert Farley who truly brings Sharpe to life from the pages, he has Sean Bean’s voice perfectly. I can almost see the story playing!

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Bernard Cornwell

What did you like most about Sharpe's Fortress: The Siege of Gawilghur, December 1803 (The Sharpe Series, Book 3)?

Bernard Cornwell has an amazing talent of stringing fact and fiction together. the story lines of the sharpe chronicles mean that you are on a roller coaster of emotion through the stories. Gripping all the way.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Has to be Sharpe, he is a gritty and stubborn character and you wish you were him.

What does Rupert Farley bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?

The mix of very good accents.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Very much so

Any additional comments?

I have the full collection of paper back and could not put the series down 8 years ago when i first read them all, 20 odd books read in 3 months. It is the same with the audio books and a pleasure to revisit the series again.

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Great reader

They left out the historical notes, an essential part of the story, this is disappointing.

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Brilliant narration

This is the third book I’ve listened to and I cannot get enough! Excellent story telling and brilliantly brought to life by intelligent and entertaining delivery! Here’s on to book 4!!

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Class a usual.

like a few ppl it took me a while to take the plunge into sharpes world but upon me soul there aint another series I'm going to listen until they are all finished. absolutely brilliant. Bernard Cornwell is a master of story telling there is no doubt. onto trafalgar then.....

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Good but repetitive

I enjoyed the book apart from the ongoing story line with obidia . The reason for the 3 stars. Which I found repetitive and boring. I will try the next book, but if the same character is written I will request my credit be returned.

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Well read

This was a very good book. Read fantastically. Would definitely recommend this The reader was very good as a character voices thoroughly enjoyed it.

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Superb as usual

Loved the story and the narrative, looking forward to the rest of the books. Brilliant

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excellent Sharpe

Good plot well told. gripping.
Well read sorry it ended so soon.
on to the next one.

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