Joshua: Man of Faith

This was written by Elder Mark E Peterson of the 12.  It was part of a simple written set if books talking about different prophets in the scriptures.
While he repeats himself a lot, and seems to use whole sections of  scripture as filler, I still enjoy his books.

This one was not even half about Joshua the man but spent most the time talking about the land and people in it. While I learned a few things I found myself getting bored.

Sharpe's Story

I was very excited when I saw this book on Amazon. It also helped that I had some gift money from Christmas left on my account.

 

I had tried to find this book at the Library and local book stores to no avail.

 

This is sort of a story of how the author came up with one of his greatest characters Richard Sharpe.

I have read all of the Sharpe books and have found that I can relate to this character better than any other in all that I have read.

This was a delight to go into the writers mind and see how he juggles the 20+ stories of historical fiction he has written. Unlike most series he has not followed them one after another in order. Sharpe's adventures bounce all over his life and history.

I had notice a few slight errors I thought, as I read the books and I was glad to know that the author admits to them.

I also found it interesting as he talked about the very successful TV shows have influenced his writing.

One of the best parts was where Share may not have even been created had he not been forced to write to try to earn money...

If you have read and enjoyed any Sharpe books then this is a must read.