Ah yes I finished reading the latest Sharpe book last week, only I forgot to do a write-up. Anyway, the book, Sharpe's Escape is set after Sharpe's Gold during the British and Portugese Army's retreat to the lines of Tores Vedras. Sharpe is having his command position as Captain of the Light Company of the South Essex threatened while he's having to deal with two Portugese traitors and escape from behind enemy lines! A good battle and a nice plot, I think this book is pretty good. However I think the book perhaps ends too quickly and the main villain of the piece has a lot of potential but doesn't quite make that leap to evil. The same great historical content, this book is worth the read.
Oh by the way Jwm I found two other mini Sharpe books which I had forgot to add to that list over at DCI. Sharpe's Skirmish and Sharpe's Christmas. I don't have Sharpe's Christmas but Skirmish is worth reading. Both are apparently mini stories of about 70pages, so you can read them all in one sitting.
Scratchit: But he's a cripple!
Blackadder: He's not a cripple, Mrs Scratchit. Occasionally saying "Phew! My leg hurts!" when he remembers to wouldn't fool Baldrick!
