Keep movin', movin', movin', though they're disapprovin'! Keep them doggies movin', Rawhide! ...must be constantly playing in Cornwell's head as he churns out these adequate historical fiction novels following rough-and-tumble ensign Richard Sharpe as he rises from the ranks of the British army with Wellington's fight against Napoleon as the backdrop and his own personal struggles as the focal point. Sharpe is a man with a mighty large chip on his shoulder as is, but it isn't helped that almost unfailingly in each book some outranking douche of a foppish dandy or a down-and-out dirtbag sergeant comes along and drops more shit on Sharpe. On the other hand, Sharpe is guaranteed to come across a lovely, often well-bred lady who inevitably succumbs to his rugged charm. Predictable plot devices aside, Cornwell knows his history and crafts some very exciting action. The Napoleonic Wars don't get much more entertaining than this!
