Ed@bookwyrm.social reviewed Sharpe's Waterloo by Bernard Cornwell
Cracking finale
5 stars
Originally intended as the final story in the Sharpes novels, the 11th book written, Waterloo is one of the best in the series.
Richard Sharpe and the Waterloo campaign, 15 June to 18 June 1815
378 pages
English language
Published May 29, 1990 by Collins.
Bernard Corwell, author of Sharpe's Company, Sharpe's Seige, and Sharpe's Revenge, continues the saga of Lt. Col. Richard Sharpe in this, his final adventure. Just as he comes face-to-face with his estranged wife and her lover at a grand society ball, news comes that the British-Prussian link is under attack. In the Battle of Waterloo, Sharpe once again plays a pivotal role in the outcome of a great British triumph.
Originally intended as the final story in the Sharpes novels, the 11th book written, Waterloo is one of the best in the series.