Book info

• Title Sharpe's Trafalgar
• Author Bernard Cornwell
• Year 2000
• Genre Historical

Heading home on a merchant ship from India, Ensign Richard Sharpe finds himself on a far more dangerous journey than he could have anticipated, for war brews at sea. The formidable French navy have destroyed the British blockade and face an outnumbered but formidable foe: Admiral Nelson. Sharpe’s meeting aboard the Calliope with the beautiful Lady Grace Hale turns quickly to obsession, but he finds unexpected enemies and deep treachery amongst his fellow passengers. And as they approach Cape Trafalgar and the enemy fleet comes into view, ready to fight in one of the most glorious but deadly clashes of the war is Sharpe...

Thoughts

I’ve been reading through the Saxon stories by the same author but thought I would dip back into Sharpe’s world - I’d got a bit bored of him in India but this one was definitely a change from that dusty and dangerous land. This was more like Hornblower, with Sharpe all at sea, making friends and enemies, and ending up in another significant battle alongside none other than Lord Nelson! A really good read with lots of good characters, and a nice change of pace from the previous three books.

Rating: 4 / 5