Sharpe's Gold takes an unusual turn for the series, delving into the supernatural and taking up quite a silly storyline. The battles are few and far between and there seems to be more talking than action and it's not incredibly interesting.
One of the more interesting characters introduced is Ellie, who Sharpe sleeps with for no apparent reason other than for a bit of fun. She's shockingly and quickly discarded at the end without even a proper goodbye from Sharpe (this in contrast to her inviting him to Ireland and talks of marriage before) Lieutenant Ayres is also an interesting character initially until he's demoted into just another posh toff for Sharpe to bully and meets a rather unceremonious end.
7/10: A bit disjointed but all the characters are still here, and I will admit whilst the plot was all tosh and didn't make much sense (why did the cult give the prisoners back AND some of the loot when that wasn't mentioned??) I still enjoyed it and it's a break from the norm regarding the Sharpe series, even if it was outlandish.
One of the more interesting characters introduced is Ellie, who Sharpe sleeps with for no apparent reason other than for a bit of fun. She's shockingly and quickly discarded at the end without even a proper goodbye from Sharpe (this in contrast to her inviting him to Ireland and talks of marriage before) Lieutenant Ayres is also an interesting character initially until he's demoted into just another posh toff for Sharpe to bully and meets a rather unceremonious end.
7/10: A bit disjointed but all the characters are still here, and I will admit whilst the plot was all tosh and didn't make much sense (why did the cult give the prisoners back AND some of the loot when that wasn't mentioned??) I still enjoyed it and it's a break from the norm regarding the Sharpe series, even if it was outlandish.