Listen to audiobook in full for free on http://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Sharpe's Prey: The Expedition to Copenhagen, 1807 (The Sharpe Series, Book 5)Author: Bernard CornwellNarrator: Rupert FarleyFormat: UnabridgedLength: 11 hrs and 57 minsLanguage: EnglishRelease date: 06-26-14Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers LimitedRatings: 5 of 5 out of 25 votesGenres: Mysteries & Thrillers, HistoricalPublisher's Summary:Richard Sharpe is sent to Copenhagen to deliver a bribe to stop the Danes handing over possession of their battle fleet to the French.It seems very easy. But nothing is easy in a Europe stirred by French ambitions. The Danes possess a battle fleet that could replace every ship the French lost at Trafalgar, and Napoleon's forces are gathering to take it. The British have to stop them, while the Danes insist on remaining neutral.Dragged into a war of spies and brutality, Sharpe finds that he is a sacrificial pawn. But pawns can sometimes change the game, and Sharpe makes his own rules. When he discovers a traitor in his midst, he becomes a hunter in a city besieged by British troops.Soldier, hero, rogue - Sharpe is the man you always want on your side. Born in poverty, he joined the army to escape jail and 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.Critic Reviews:"Sharpe and his creator are national treasures."(Sunday Telegraph)"Bernard Cornwell is a literary miracle. Year after year, hail, rain, snow, war and political upheavals fail to prevent him from producing the most entertaining and readable historical novels of his generation." (Daily Mail)"Cornwell's narration is quite masterly and supremely well-researched." (Observer)"The best battle scenes of any writer I've ever read, past or present. Cornwell really makes history come alive." (George R.R. Martin)Members Reviews:More of the same both in a good and bad wayEvery so often I return to Sharpe books as a fun piece of escapism and sharp relief from my regular diet of non-fiction audiobooks. Having recently listened through the first five books in the series (not the first five written) I have been increasingly struck by how formulaic they can be. They are enjoyable in the way that a quiet night in can be but after a few in quick succession the repetition becomes hard to ignore. On that front Sharpe's Prey could almost be a case study.Before the complaints let me touch on the positives. As pure escapism in isolation of the series Sharpe's Prey is fine.