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I'm currently caught in the middle of reading the Sharpe series and utterly enjoying it. But I've hit my first snag. I've been reading them in chronological order. I didn't read Tiger (#1) ... but read from Triumph (#2) through Havoc (#7).
I just started Eagle (#8) and this is where a few of the issues begin.
1) We meet Sharpe in Eagle as Harper removes the bandage from his leg. The cut was a result of a deep cut in a battle during the winter. But Havoc was fought in the Spring, and there was no mention of a cut in the winter.
2) Havoc talks heavily of his use a cavalry sabre, but in Eagle, his preferred mode is a straight sword.
3) In Havoc, the company's uniforms and boots were repaired by a grateful Portuguese cobbler ... yet two months later in Eagle, their uniforms resemble those of beggars.
4) No mention of Grace in Eagle.
Ok, I have to stop the griping, as the stories are excellent. I've been eating them for lunch and finishing each book in about 2 days time. But it's these little things which sort of get under my skin. It feels a bit Star Warish ... with some plot holes.
I'm just hoping future books won't suffer from the prequel/interval issues. I'd love a straight read with no holes. But ... we'll see.
Well, the good news is that you're almost there in terms of plot and continuity - I think you've now read all of the latter-published novels and are now into the earlier, 'classic' titles!
Although honestly if you pick one up and it was published after the turn of the century, just discard it and carry on