Hmmm, the Tolkien estate may have grounds for a copyright Infringement case in Cornwell's latest depiction of the his go-to villain, Obadiah Hakeswill. I'd be forced to testify that I kept expecting the loathsome Sargent to start crooning "My precious... Gollum!,gollum!" towards the book's end. ( )

La toma de Badajoz, uno de los episodios más sangrientos en los que se vieron implicadas las tropas británicas en suelo español, es el escenario en el que se desarrolla esta nueva aventura de Richard Sharpe.

Cornwell, Bernard. Sharpe’s Company. Sharpe No. 13. Viking, 1982.
In this installment of Richard Sharpe’s adventures, Sharpe has to assault a fortress not only to pave the way into Spain in 1812 but he has his old enemy Sgt. Obadiah Hakeswill to deal with when he kidnaps Teresa Moreno and Sharpe’s infant daughter. Not only that but the elitists have succeeded in getting him demoted to Lieutenant again. It is a tough war, and Cornwell makes it as bloody a mess as any reader could want. ( )

Good entry in an excellent series. ( )

Exciting tale. Sharpe makes the mistake of not killing the villain right away. ( )