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Name: Sharpe's Tiger

Author: Bernard Cornwell
Year: 1997
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Genres/categories:
Historical fiction, War/Military, Adventure
Culture: India

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ISBNs:
9780060932305
0060932309

As the British army fights its way through India toward a diabolical trap, young private Richard Sharpe must battle both man and beast behind enemy lines.
It's 1799, and Richard Sharpe is just an illiterate young private in His Majesty's service, part of an expedition sent to push the ruthless Tippoo of Mysore from his throne and drive his French allies out of India.
Posing as a deserter, Sharpe must penetrate into the Tippoo's city and make contact with a Scottish spy being held prisoner there. Success will mean winning his sergeant stripes; failure, being turned over to the Tippoo's brutal executioners - or his man-eating tigers. Picking his way through an exotic and alien world, one slip will mean disaster as Sharpe learns that he must fight his old comrades in order to save his own neck. Along the way, he keeps an eye out for Mysore's beautiful prostitutes, any stray loot he can get his hands on and the chance to learn his ABC's. But when the furious British assault on the city begins, Sharpe must fight with the fierceness and agility of a tiger himself to foil the Tippoo's well-set trap - and to keep from being killed by his own side.

This book is part of the "Richard Sharpe" series. Here are some other books from this series:

"Sharpe's Fury"
First published in 2006
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"Sharpe's Escape"
First published in 2004
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"Sharpe's Christmas"
First published in 2003
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"Sharpe's Prey"
First published in 2001
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"Sharpe's Trafalgar"
First published in 2000
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"Sharpe's Fortress"
First published in 1999
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"Sharpe's Triumph"
First published in 1998
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"Sharpe's Battle"
First published in 1995
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"Sharpe's Ransom"
First published in 1995
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"Sharpe's Devil"
First published in 1992
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"Sharpe's Revenge"
First published in 1989
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"Sharpe's Rifles"
First published in 1988
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"Sharpe's Siege"
First published in 1987
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"Sharpe's Regiment"
First published in 1986
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"Sharpe's Honour"
First published in 1985
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"Sharpe's Enemy"
First published in 1984
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"Sharpe's Sword"
First published in 1983
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"Sharpe's Company"
First published in 1982
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"Sharpe's Eagle"
First published in 1981
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"Sharpe's Gold"
First published in 1981
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"Sharpe's Havoc"
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