Sharpe’s Tiger: The Siege of Seringapatam, 1799

Bernard Cornwell

Jun 2014 · The Sharpe Series Book 1 · HarperCollins · Narrated by Rupert Farley

17 reviews

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14 hr 14 min

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*SHARPE’S COMMAND, the brand new novel in the global bestselling series, is available to pre-order now*

Sharpe’s Tiger is the brilliant beginning of Sharpe’s adventures

India, 1799

The citadel of Seringapatam is under siege. Navigating this dangerous kingdom of bejewelled palaces and poverty, Private Richard Sharpe embarks on a rescue mission to save a senior officer from the clutches of the Tippoo of Mysore – and oust the Sultan from his throne.

The fortress of Mysore is considered impregnable, but one of the greatest threats comes from betrayal within the British ranks. And the man to outwit enemies from both sides is Sharpe . . .

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*SHARPE’S COMMAND, the brand new novel in the global bestselling series, is available to pre-order now* Sharpe’s Tiger is the brilliant beginning of Sharpe’s adventures India, 1799 The citadel of Seringapatam is under siege. Navigating this dangerous kingdom of bejewelled palaces and poverty, P...

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17 reviews

Erik Treptow

March 22, 2024

started reading the series when I was about 14 yrs old. saw the TV series first and while the TV series is brilliant the books are better than that. need something for the long drives to and from work each day so this series is perfect for that. pity the unabridged versions aren't also narrated by Sean Bean, who plays Sharpe in the TV series. would have made it more enjoyable

Mark Smith

October 9, 2025

I used to love the tv series so I have now decided to listen to the books.

AA Bll

June 11, 2023

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About the author

Bernard Cornwell was born in London, raised in Essex, and now lives mainly in the USA with his wife. In addition to the hugely successful Sharpe novels, Bernard Cornwell is the author of the Starbuck Chronicles, the Warlord trilogy, the Grail Quest series, the Alfred series and standalone battle books Azincourt and The Fort.

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