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| The Sabre's Edge | 
 enlarge | Author: Allan Mallinson
Publisher: Bantam Books
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 51691
Media: Paperback
Edition: New Ed
Pages: 496
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5 x 1.3
ISBN: 055381351X
EAN: 9780553813517
ASIN: 055381351X
Publication Date: April 2, 2004
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
Condition: Paperback. No damage, internally clean. Very good condition.
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More Ripping Yarns from Mallinson March 26, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The years 1815-1914 were referred to as the 'Long Peace' in the UK, as European wars were largely avoided. It is often forgotten, however, that this was the first years of the Empire, as Britain transformed itself from trading power to colonial overlord. This book is set early in those years, and describes the trials of our hero, Matthew Hervey as he fights in a badly mismanaged campaign in Burma, and then in a formal siege in India.
The political manoueverings of the campaign are flawlessly researched, but the book's true strength lies in its characters, who are rich and emotionally complex. Two of the series' 'regulars' die in this book, which makes the reader care more for the ones that survive. Hervey himself is an evolving character - less of the rigid, somewhat priggish young officer of early books, he is now more world-weary and as a result, interesting.
A fine book, that has me looking forward to reading the next one.
The best book in the series so far! April 4, 2003
32 out of 36 found this review helpful
Allan Mallinson really seems to have found his feet with this, the fifth in his series of Mathew Hervey novels. The lead character has progressed to the stage that he has got some real flesh to his bones at last! In the first couple of books (good though they were) Hervey didn't seem quite real to me, his lack of charecter flaws, and prigishness grated slightly with me. Now however, as Mallinson has grown as a novelist, so has Hervey as a three dimensional person.
The story is set in India, as have the last couple of books, and as before Mallinson seemlessly slips the fictional Hervey into a real event in British military history. Most of the supporting cast of characters In the Hervey adventures make a welcome return here also. The only reason this book gets four stars instead of five is due to the inclusion of a character called Cornet Green. Mallinson introduces this chap into the book but fails to do anything with him, you assume he will do something big towards the end of the book, but he fizzles out instead (I don't want to go into detail, because it may spoil things for potential readers) that aspect of the book at least left me slightly frustrated, other than that though, if you want to add another well written series of military adventures to your home library, you will not be dissapointed with these.
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