Especially now that he's working on yet another new series set during the American Revolutionary period--His Starbuck series is splendid, but it's looking increasingly unlikely that he will ever finish it.
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I don't like Sharpe!
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The Sharpe 'formula' bothers me a lot less on screen; I have all the DVDs, though I've long since discarded the books. You know there will be a love interest, you know there will be an enemy, you know there will be a battle and a duel and Sharpe's life will be in peril. But what is interesting to me are the characters and the settings.
I think the Sharpe's are entertaining, but I've only read a couple and like Chatterbox I have the episodes on DVD. I have the Sharpe's on my TBR because the DH has them, but I may never get around to reading them. Good to know they are there I guess.
I am totally out on a limb for not particularly liking the Arthur series. I couldn't even tell you why now because it's so long since I picked up the first one and put it down with a 'meh.' I've been enjoying the Harlequin and Uhtred books. My favourite Cornwell remains Gallow's Thief though. That was a 'couldn't put down.' I like his contemporary thrillers too.
I am totally out on a limb for not particularly liking the Arthur series. I couldn't even tell you why now because it's so long since I picked up the first one and put it down with a 'meh.' I've been enjoying the Harlequin and Uhtred books. My favourite Cornwell remains Gallow's Thief though. That was a 'couldn't put down.' I like his contemporary thrillers too.
Les proz e les vassals
Souvent entre piez de chevals
Kar ja li coard nI chasront
'The Brave and the valiant
Are always to be found between the hooves of horses
For never will cowards fall down there.'
Histoire de Guillaume le Mareschal
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Souvent entre piez de chevals
Kar ja li coard nI chasront
'The Brave and the valiant
Are always to be found between the hooves of horses
For never will cowards fall down there.'
Histoire de Guillaume le Mareschal
www.elizabethchadwick.com
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[quote=""Chatterbox""]One era that I'd love to see some great HF from is Charlemagne...[/quote]
Now there's an idea (I always loved that period of French/European history too. Thanks for reminding me about it.)
Now there's an idea (I always loved that period of French/European history too. Thanks for reminding me about it.)
Ben Kane
Bestselling author of Roman military fiction.
Spartacus - UK release 19 Jan. 2012. US release June 2012.
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Bestselling author of Roman military fiction.
Spartacus - UK release 19 Jan. 2012. US release June 2012.
http://www.benkane.net
Twitter: @benkaneauthor
My DH got hooked on Cromwell re the Sharpe series. I got hooked on him with the Arthur series which he read and loved, as well as the Saxon series. Since then he has found less love for the newer Sharp books and eagerly awaits anything from his other type of books. I think he also found the Sharpe series formulatic. He did love watching the series tho, and still pulls them out on occassion.
Its rare that I love all of the works of a particular writer. I don't care for Sharon Kay Penman's mysteries, or some of ECs early books. But thats to be expected, and often tells me that the particular author is well rounded enough to appeal to many tastes. And thats a good thing!
Its rare that I love all of the works of a particular writer. I don't care for Sharon Kay Penman's mysteries, or some of ECs early books. But thats to be expected, and often tells me that the particular author is well rounded enough to appeal to many tastes. And thats a good thing!
I've never read Sharpe and have always tended to avoid doing so for some unknown reason but I'm sure I'll love the series when I get around to doing so.
The Warlord trilogy (Arthur) was an excellent read and Cornwell obviously poured his soul into it. The detail and richness of the trilogy is in complete contrast to the Saxon Chronicles(Uhtred) and the Harlequin series which seem to have been written as pot boilers. I found the stories a little naive just in a few places and very undemanding but enough of the criticiam. I still enjoyed them so much and eagerly looked forward to my nightly reading session. I was at a loss when I finished them, they were so enjoyable.
The Warlord trilogy (Arthur) was an excellent read and Cornwell obviously poured his soul into it. The detail and richness of the trilogy is in complete contrast to the Saxon Chronicles(Uhtred) and the Harlequin series which seem to have been written as pot boilers. I found the stories a little naive just in a few places and very undemanding but enough of the criticiam. I still enjoyed them so much and eagerly looked forward to my nightly reading session. I was at a loss when I finished them, they were so enjoyable.
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[quote=""stu1883""]Hi everyone,
I'm sorry to upset you - but I love BCs books.....just not the Sharpe stories!
The Harlequin trilogy is superb and the Arthurian books are some of my absolute favourites.
The Sharpe books (to me) are all a bit samey, but his other books are superb.[/quote]
I'm a huge Sean Bean fan so they work for me
I'm sorry to upset you - but I love BCs books.....just not the Sharpe stories!
The Harlequin trilogy is superb and the Arthurian books are some of my absolute favourites.
The Sharpe books (to me) are all a bit samey, but his other books are superb.[/quote]
I'm a huge Sean Bean fan so they work for me
Wendy K. Perriman
Fire on Dark Water (Penguin, 2011)
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Fire on Dark Water (Penguin, 2011)
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