#111 in Historical fiction
Sharpe's Tiger
- 384
- Pages
- about 7 h
- Reading time
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Our view
In “Sharpe’s Tiger” Bernard Cornwell takes Richard Sharpe back to 1799 and delivers battle scenes of real force. Sharpe is still a private, posted to the south of India while Seringapatam is under siege, a decade before the original series begins. Some readers find the story away from the fighting too simple, with its heroes and villains clearly marked. It suits lovers of military adventure and anyone wanting to meet Sharpe early on.
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About the book
Sharpe's Tiger is the fifteenth historical novel in the Richard Sharpe series by Bernard Cornwell and was first published in 1997. It acts as a prequel to the "original" Sharpe series, which begins in 1809, while Sharpe is a captain in the Peninsular War during the Talavera Campaign in Spain. In Tiger, Sharpe is a private in the 33rd Regiment of Foot, serving in southern India during the Siege of Seringapatam in 1799.
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 TigerThis book
8.08.0 / 10 - Sharpe's Triumph
7.97.9 / 10 - Sharpe's Fortress
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 8.0 across 118 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 45% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Historical fiction average of 8.0. That is how 8.0 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.5 | 8 | 7% |
| Google Books | 8.0 | 12 | 10% |
| Hardcover | 7.9 | 98 | 83% |
Frequently asked
How long is Sharpe's Tiger?
It has 384 pages — shorter than 61% of the ranked books in Historical fiction.
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