#93 in Historical fiction
Sharpe's Fortress
- 366
- Pages
- about 7 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Sharpe’s Fortress” rounds off Richard Sharpe’s India trilogy with a vivid siege at its centre. Newly made an ensign, Sharpe struggles with the move from the ranks to the officers’ mess as the British advance on Gawilghur in 1803. Some readers praise how it ties up the earlier books’ threads, even if they find its women thinly sketched, there mainly to be rescued. Regulars will know the mix of battle and corrupt officers.
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About the book
Sharpe's Fortress is the third historical novel of the Richard Sharpe series, by Bernard Cornwell, first published in 1998. It is the last of the Sharpe India trilogy. It tells the story of Ensign Sharpe, during the battle of Argaum and the following siege of the fortress of Gawilghur in 1803.
Reading order · Richard Sharpe
Full order & progress →- Sharpe's EagleStart here
8.18.1 / 10 - Sharpe's Gold
–Not ranked yet - Sharpe's Company
–Not ranked yet - Sharpe's Sword
–Not ranked yet - Sharpe's Enemy
–Not ranked yet - Sharpe's Honour
–Not ranked yet - Sharpe's Regiment
–Not ranked yet - Sharpe's Siege
–Not ranked yet - Sharpe's Rifles
8.08.0 / 10 - Sharpe's Revenge
–Not ranked yet - Sharpe's Waterloo
–Not ranked yet - Sharpe's Devil
–Not ranked yet - Sharpe's Christmas
–Not ranked yet - Sharpe's Battle
–Not ranked yet - Sharpe's RansomSharpe's Ransom–Not ranked yet
- Sharpe's Tiger
8.08.0 / 10 - Sharpe's Triumph
7.97.9 / 10 - Sharpe's FortressThis book
8.18.1 / 10 - Sharpe's Skirmish
–Not ranked yet - Sharpe's Trafalgar
–Not ranked yet - Sharpe's Prey
–Not ranked yet - Sharpe's Havoc
–Not ranked yet - Sharpe's Escape
–Not ranked yet - Sharpe's Fury
–Not ranked yet - Sharpe's AssassinSharpe's Assassin–Not ranked yet
- Sharpe's CommandSharpe's Command–Not ranked yet
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.1 across 62 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 30% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Historical fiction average of 8.0. That is how 8.1 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.0 | 6 | 10% |
| Hardcover | 8.2 | 56 | 90% |
Frequently asked
How long is Sharpe's Fortress?
It has 366 pages — shorter than 68% of the ranked books in Historical fiction.
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