Richard Sharpe avoids the tyrannical Sergeant Obadiah Hakeswill & endeavours to rescue a British officer from under the nose of the Tippoo of Mysore. But in fleeing Hakeswill Sharpe enters the exotic & dangerous world of the Tippoo. An adventure that will require all of his wits just to stay alive let alone save the British army from catastrophe. Soldier hero rogue
- Sharpe is the man you always want on your side. Born in poverty he joined the army to escape jail & climbed the ranks by sheer brutal courage. He knows no other family than the regiment of the 95th Rifles whose green jacket he proudly wears.