Sharpe's Tiger

Experience the raw and daring adventures of novice soldier Richard Sharpe in India, before the start of the Peninsular War. Join him and the rest of the battalion, led by general star Arthur Wellesley, as they embark on the dangerous siege of Seringapatam. In a bid to remove the tyrannical Tippoo of Mysore from his tiger throne, the British face numerous living and ornamental tigers as they battle to free a senior officer captured by the enemy. Sharpe escapes the clutches of his own tyrant, Sergeant Obadiah Hakeswill, only to enter the confusing, exotic and dangerous world of the Tippoo. Sharp’s Tiger is a gripping read from start to finish, replete with meticulous research and attention to detail from the master storyteller Bernard Cornwell.