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Hi Mr. Cornwell! I’m Jack Tapley from Georgia and I’m currently writing you from Scott Air Force Base in Illinois. I’m 24 years old and while my wife and I have been avid readers for years now, I recently found…

Hi, I wanted to let you know how much pleasure your books bring to my life. I am rereading the Last Kingdom Series.  Recently I was able to replace my PB copy of The Pale Horseman with a first edition…

Hi Mr Bernard. I feel a bit silly, a bit like a fangirl writing this as I’ve never tried to talk to any author I like before. But I was curious, looking if you had social media, when I found…

I just wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed The Pale Horseman. Of the 47 books I read in 2021, The Pale Horseman was one of my favorites. In recent years I also thoroughly enjoyed reading The Last…

I just want to start by saying that I am enthralled with The Last Kingdom. I have watched all the seasons on netflix and just recently I read The Pale Horseman in 4 days, which is the quickest I ever…

I’m just contacting you to say i love your books they are fantastic i really liked the pale horseman it was a wonderful read and i will enjoy reading the whole saxon series yours truly Robert Taylor  

Mr. Cornwell: I have been an avid reader of many of your books for sometime. In particular the Holy grail series,1356 and Agincourt. More to the point recently I decided to locate and re-read the Last Kingdom and the Pale…

THANK YOU!!! I’ve just finished reading War Lord. I found The Pale Horseman while on a solo trip to the UK in 2008 and have been totally hooked ever since. I’ve a BA in Anthropology/ Archaeology and appreciate the detail…

I’m reading the second book in the last kingdom series.  I absolutely love your writings.  I’m reading the Pale Horseman and I’m at the part where Uhtred and Leofric are standing before Alfred being accused of killing and pillaging by…

Good day Mr. Cornwell, Let me say straightaway that you are one of the few authors (the others being J.R.R. Tolkien, Frederick Forsyth, Stephen Lawhead, Michael Crichton and Terry Pratchett), whose books once I’ve started reading, have found them near…

Hi Bernard, I hope you are fine! Let me apoligize about my english, I m not speak very well but I wanna share my storie with you. I am from Brazil. Let me talk a little about me and how…

Hi Bernard I am writing to you to offer you a simple thank you for your fantastic books. I have never been a book reader, and at the age of 37 I have never completed reading a single book. That…

Just a quick note Bernard I’m looking forward to reading War of the Wolf on Christmas Day. Thought i’d go back to the Pale Horseman I always liked that one, and always liked Steapa and especially Svein! He’s definitely one …

Dear Mr. Cornwell, My name is Kristina and I am from Slovakia. I really need to tell you how I became the lover of your books, especially Saxon stories that I ve started reading 6 years ago by accident. I…

Dear Mr. Cornwell, I first borrowed and read The Pale Horseman in Hungarian, from my county’s public library (Harghita, Romania), than the rest of the novels from the series they had there, finishing with Death of KIngs. I became a…

Hello Mr. Cornwell, This email is only to tell you how much i am enjoying The Saxon Stories.  I have never read anything like it before.  Part of that is because I have never read historical fiction, but it’s mostly…

I do not contact you wishing to get free books or request you to help me with any unpublished items. I wish to contact you to tell you “Thank You”. After my husband and i started watching the last kingdom….

I just wanted to say I love your books so much, I am currently trying to collect all of the hardcovers for the warrior chronicles, only got The last kingdom, and the pale horseman, but its hard on a limited…

Mr. Cornwell,   I wanted to take a moment and thank you for your incredible talent that you’ve shared with the world.   I was finishing another of yours tonight–“The Pale Horseman,” and that familiar rush of despair at reaching…

Dear Mr Cornwell, My name is Leah. I just wanted to say that I much enjoy reading your books, especially the Sharpe series which I started reading in the final months of my Masters degree. Sharpe has prompted me towards…

I’ve read most of your books and must say that I’ve enjoyed them a great deal.  There is one thing or issue particularly with The Pale Horseman which I think would have made my reading experience more meaningful.  The inclusion…

I’ve read most of your books and must say that I’ve enjoyed them a great deal.  There is one thing or issue particularly with The Pale Horseman which I think would have made my reading experience more meaningful.  The inclusion…

Dear Mr Cornwell, My name is Shane Sebastiao, I am a 23 year old young man from South Africa who happened to come across the pale horseman years ago, which lead to me reading the rest of the series several…

First, I am very much enjoying the books so far. I have recently purchased all of the available books in the series after reading The Last Kingdom. Secondly, Wal-Mart lists The Pale Horseman as “The Pale Horseman: The Lives and…

Sometime back while browsing at Barnes & Noble I picked up Death of Kings. I was enthralled. Next I read the three books from the Grail Quest series. Then Stonehenge. Now I am on the Warrior Chronicles/ Saxon Stores (completed…

I live near Carlisle in England. A couple of years ago, I won a book voucher (not for a particularly mainstream bookshop, but it was a voucher nonetheless) and I remember searching in vain for a book that would interest…

Dear Bernard I have just finished your Arthur trilolgy from the library which I enjoyed immemsely as I  enjoy reading about that period in history. I have read the last kingdom and I emjoyed that one too about Uhtred and…

Some years ago I stumbled upon the English version of The Last Kingdom at the bookshop at Oslo airport. I was instantly addicted. On my next travel I found (same bookshop) The Pale Horseman and The Lords of the North….

Mr Cornwell, Having acquired a strain of viral meningitis last summer, I received a copy of Death of Kings from a friend to while away the recovery time. Having not read anything by you previously (or much of anything by…

Dear Mr. Cornwell, I have a great affinity with England and everything English. So much so that I spent about 10 years studying, working and generally living there. 10 years ago I read your Warlord Chronicles and I loved them….

Just wanted to say hello from London. I am thoroughly enjoying your Saxon series and have just started reading “The Pale Horseman” and am enthralled. I have quite a few friends in Denmark who are always reminding me about how…

Dear Mr. Cornwell, I can’t begin to tell you how much I enjoy your books.I’ve been able to trace my family back to the middle ages, and being someone of Anglosaxon lineage I have special appreciation for your Saxon series….

Mr. Cornwell, I just wanted to say that I recently discovered you (past 2 months).  My father lent me “The Fort”, and it was absolutely incredible.  I have since read 2 of the Saxon novels (out of order, because at…

Just wanted to let you know, you got a new fan. I honestly disliked reading since I was a child due to it being forced on you. We had to read books (total of 12) for school in Holland and…

Dear Mr Cornwell, I want to say nothing more than your books are wonderful. I recently picked up The Last Kingdom following a glowing review from a friend and I was blown away. I’m currently storming through the Pale Horseman….

I am 4/5 of the way through The Pale Horseman. Your action scenes, your character development, your settings all pull me into the narrative. With my 1/2 Norwegian ancestry (including Norse and Swedish kings and Vikings) and my Welsh and…

Thanks for answering my question about The Pale Horseman title relating to the Apocalypse–pretty naive of me–I kept looking for a pale horseman as I read in the book!! I find Your Questions and Bulletin Bd. fascinating reading; in fact,…

Being a creative myself I have to bow to absolute creative brilliance – I have read several of your historical troubadour masterpieces. I do find the shitting in the mouth stuff completely vile – and if the stories didnt captivate…

hi Bernard, I am 60yo bloke, until mid 2011 I had not read any of your books and I read a lot. June 2011 I found myself in the Australian outback without a book, I eventually found 2 books, the…

Dear Mr Cornwell, I had never read any of your books until recently. I am reading the 2nd book of the Saxon series (The Pale horseman) after having read ‘The Last kingdom’. What I found very annoying was the very…

Dear Mr. Cornwell, I am Brazilian and I have begun reading your books almost by chance. First I read the Thomas of Hookton trilogy and loved it! Then I embarked in the Arthurian saga and fell again in love with…

Mr Cornwell. I would just like to say that I came across your book Azincourt quite by accident in the local library and enjoyed it so much. When I returned the book I searched for others by you and found…

Dear Sir In looking for a paperback to take on my summer holiday I came across The Pale Horseman, and being intrigued by the synopsis I purchased said copy. Its reading was both absorbing and exciting. Unfortunately I had not…

Thank you for such a thrilling book. I have tried to get your next book ( The Pale horseman) but I have to buy it from a used book store. I just want you to know I really appreciate your…

I read The burning land, and just couldn’t get enough. Then I looked you up on the net to find out that a read the last book of the The Saxon Stories. Wow; there are others!!! Read the Last Kingdom…

I would, firstly, like you to know how much I appreciate your various series of historical novels, regardless of the theme, they are consistently exciting and generate hours of interest on my part in researching the history behind the books….

Dear Mr. Cornwell, My name is Josh, and I am a big fan of your Saxon Stories. I am from the United States and I graduated in 09 with a BFA in Performance Theatre and a Minor in History. History…

Dear Mr. Cornwell, Im a simple and a modest Brazilian fan, by this time Im reading your book the Pale Horseman, a short time ago me and my wife started to read the Arthur books and we have turned in…

Dear Bernard, I discovered your fiction for myself only a few weeks ago and I am amazed about what you write and how you do it! I am just in the beginning of reading your books. I read “The Last…

Being from the NE of England I was greatly attracted to the story description on the back of ‘The Lords of the North’ so I bought it and enjoyed it immensely. It was only when reading the ‘Historical Note’ at…

Mr. Cornwell, I thought the Pale Horseman was so much fun! I am an obsessive reader of historical fiction and am delighted to have found you. But who cares how much I read or how much you write, if you…

Dear B. Cornwell, I have enjoyed the Saxon story, but I am unhappy about a mistake you have done in the Pale Horseman. You write “skjaldborg” instead of “skjoldborg”. ‘Skjald’ means singer in Danish while ‘skjold’ means shield in Danish!…

Dear Mr. Cornwell, I just wanted to let you know how much I have enjoyed reading your works. I started with the Arthur Books, then Stonehenge and finished off the Grail Quest. I have just finished reading “The Pale Horseman”…

I have just started reading the Saxon stories though I’ve only just read the pale horseman I know I would love to read the rest because the stories seem amazing, like when Uthred sides with Svein against the Brits Danes…

Dear Mr. Cornwell. A friend of mine recently turned me on to your Grail Quest Series and the Saxon Stories. I ploughed through them the way Uhtred loved the plow Mildreth. (My friend and I are always laughing about that…

Dear Mr. Cornwell: I’m not much of a reader, but I’ve read your books and am currently reading the Saxon Tales series (just finished “The Pale Horseman”). Your adventures are such a pleasure to read. You have the ability to…

Mr Cornwell My preferred reading has always been Historical – fact or fiction-so It is bizarre that I have only recently discovered your (fantastic)writing. I read Azincourt first (The title got me).I’ve now read Volumes 1 @ 2 of your…

Hello Mr. Cornwell I have so enjoyed reading The Last Kingdom and The Pale Horseman. I have become so engrossed in early Anglo Saxon history that I decided to look up my own family tree, which has been traced back…

Dear Mr Cornwell I have just finished reading “The Pale Horseman” and “The Last Kingdom” before that. I shall shortly start on the next in the series but wanted to write to express my gratitude for such excellent novels. The…

Dear Mr. Cornwell, I have just discovered you! I have read all of Sharon Kay Penman’s books and when I saw you recommended in a magazine a few months ago I bought “The Last Kingdom”, am now just finishing “The…

Dear Mr. Cornwell, I’ve just finished reading The Pale Horseman. There were a few points in the book that were so powerful, I found myself going back and allowing myself the pleasure of re-reading them. The ending was simply incredible….

I just finished the Last Kingdom and wanted to say how wonderful it was. It was a fantastic read and I can’t wait to start the Pale Horseman. This was my first historical novel I’ve read. If it doesn’t have…

Hi Mr. Cornwell, I just wanted you to know that my brother kept speaking of your Saxon chronicle books till I a woman decided to order the first book in the series. I loved it. It was fantastic. You totally…

Dear Mr. Cornwell, Im a bit embarrassed to say that until recently Ive never read one of your books. I unfortunately find very little time to indulge in reading, but love to do so. Id like to say that someone…

Just wanted to tell you I found your books when I found Agincourt. I am now finishing The Last Kingdom and my library is getting The Pale Horseman. Once I start a series I finish it. It brightens one’s day…

Hi Mr. Cornwell, my name is Wowa and I´m from Germany. My first Bernard-Cornwell-book was “The Pale Horseman” and I really liked it. Later I read all the other books which were as good as the first one. But I…

Dear Mr Cornwell, Having just finished university I embarked on my first overseas holiday this year. In a fortuitous coincidence, I bought The Last Kingdom and The Pale Horseman right before I left. What a treat then to discover that…

first, sorry my bad english. let me explain: 1 month ago, my brother came up with a book here at home, according to him, a gift for my anniversary (my birthday was July 30, he came up with this book…

Mr. Cornwell, This is just a thank you note for bringing books back into my life. Reading is something I had enjoyed in the past but was unable to find a book that interested me. That was until I was…

Hello, Mr.Cornwell! My name is Friedrich, I just turned 15, so I was celebrating at the local library when I came across a section with your books in it. I checked out “The Pale Horseman” and “Lords of the North”,…

Sir, you are an incredible author. Just wanted to say that. That’s about it, really…for now. Unfortunately, I’m much too tired right now to write anything clever or witty to inspire a response from you….It’s well past my bedtime and…

I could not stop reading The Pale Horseman. I thought I was in the story myself. That is a ha ha I am 68 and have been reading everything but science fiction since age of ten. This is the first…

Have enjoyed The Last Kingdom and the Pale Horseman very much, as I live in Westbury, Wilts, and can see the White Horse escarpment from my home. Ann Godden

Mr. Cornwell, Just wanted to let you know that I love all of your books, especially the works in the “Saxon Chronicle” series. Anxiously await the next! Here’s my review of “Sword Song” posted to Amazon.com (where I buy most…

Mr. Cornwell, I just want to tell you that I have become a huge fan of your work. I had never read anything by you until “The Pale Horseman” caught my eye in a Borders book store. I bought it…

two years ago I was searching the local library for a book when I saw your book The Last Kingdom I took it out, read it, loved it but stupidly returned before I remembered your name or the name of…

Dear Mr Cornwell, I just finished your book, The Pale Horseman, traduced in Italian. I like historical romances, it is the first time I read one of your books. I found it incredible very good written! The suspense is very…

Hi, I’d just like to say that your books are amazing. I picked up a copy of “The Last Kingdom” just before Christmas, finished that in a few weeks, and ordered a copy of “The Pale Horseman” from Borders. It…

Dear Bernard I have muched enjoyed reading your books and of course still do, I particularly liked The Pale Horseman and also the Grail Quest series. I am reading The Last Kingdom with Enemy of God next! I would like…

Mr. Cornwell, I stumbled upon Lords of the North in my local library about a month ago. I was four or five pages into it when I deduced, much to my dismay, that it was the third in a series….

Mr. Cornwell, I just want to let you know how much I am enjoying your Saxon Chronicles series. I had never read any of your books and had only seen your Sharpe series on DVD. As a huge Richard Armitage…

I just finished “The Pale Horseman” and am beginning “Lords of the North”. I just wanted to tell you how much I am enjoying this series. Uhtred is a great character, although I prefer when he’s fighting for the Danes,…

Hi Mr Cornwell, never really been a big reader in my life but somehow you have kinda sucked me into this world..haha….I actually joined a book club a couple years ago hoping to gain some interest, and in my 1st…

Hello Mr Cornwell, I just felt like sending you a message from a Canadian fan to let you know how much I enjoyed my first 3 books of yours! I usually only read history books, and only once in a…

read the Pale Horseman & Lords of the North. I forgot that I was in the damn 21st century. You are a master of a ancient & honorable craft, a storyteller. If you know a storyteller who could send me…

Hi there, My name is Larissa, and I’m 24 years old Brazilian. I don’t have much to say, and whenever I try to write to someone I don’t know the words seems to escape me. Besides that I never meant…

Hello Mr Cornwell, I was first introduced to your books by my son-in-law who is an avid Sharpe fan, but after seeing the TV series first I found that it spoilt the enjoyment of “not knowing the end” but as…

Hello Mr. Cornwell, I have just finished reading the Saxon books and have thoroughly enjoyed them. Each book was a real page turner. I love the character Uhtred and cannot wait until the next book comes out. I also have…

I signed up for the HNS Conference specifically because I read that you would be speaking. I was not disappointed. Indeed, you exceeded my expectations. I am writing to thank you for the great advice, insight, and perspective, all leavened…

Dear Mr. Cornwell, I first discovered Richard Sharpe in my mid-teens and I am happy to say that he was my devoted companion throughout school and university. A short while after graduating I went to work overseas. Richard came with…

Hi! I am a Portuguese reader therefore I must have many errors. I want to say that I loved the book The pale horseman and that I want to say I want my mother to buy me the The Last…

Mr. Cornwell, In May, 2006, a law partner of mine gave me “The Last Kingdom” to read. Because of my love of history he thought I would enjoy it. He had just started “The Pale Horseman.” Naturally I fell in…

Mr Cornwell, Thank you for your books; I have had a great deal of enjoyment from them. I noticed that you dedicated “The Pale Horseman” to George MacDonald Fraser, and couldn’t agree more. He is a real gentleman, and one…

Hello Mr Cornwell hope all is well. When I came to China I brought a number of your books to read. Another English teacher wanted to know if I had anything to read as she had read and reread her…

I have just finished reading “The Last Kingdom”. I bought it in a second-hand store only because it mentioned “Alfred the Great”. I brought it home. and once I started reading I could hardly set it down. I do not…

Dear Mr. Cornwell, In late January of this year I bought one of your books, The Pale Horseman, while waiting at the airport traveling to a meeting. I never heard of you before and I didn’t even know that this…

Dear Mr. Cornwell, I contacted you a while ago–I am the former teacher who finally read your Arthur series and loved it. All of the characters were fantastic–especially Derfel–as was the plot and detail. (I passed on my copies of…

I have read almost all of your books – I am now saving them up so that I KNOW I have a good book to read! I have just begun to read ‘The Pale Horseman’ and noticed that you mentioned…

I have listened to the audio version of The Last Kingdom, and The Pale Horseman, and I am half way thru reading Lords of the North. What a great experience it has been. I will absolutly love to hear more…

Dear Mr. Cornwell, yesterday I finished your novel “the last kingdom” (in German). I’m so fascinated by the story of Uthred and Ragnar. I simply can’t wait for June, the 30th (release date of “Der weiße Reiter”). I’m sure you…

Dear Mr. Cornwell, I am an enthusiastic fan of all your books. I have adopted a piece of writing in The Pale Horseman. I am hoping that you will not mind me quoting this piece as it perfectly expresses much…

Dear Mr. Cornwell, My wife and I recently purchased the audio versions of the Last Kingdom and the Pale Horseman. How does one say thank you appropriately. Your Saxon stories are incredible. We are listening to the last few chapters…

I have all of your novels except some of the off beat ones however,I have the Saxon stories and read the Pale Horseman which I found quite boring!! Maybe it’s because of Alfred being so pious he didn’t inspire any…

Greetings Mr Cornwell! I can’t believe how much I enjoyed first The Pale Horseman and then Lords of The North. I devoured the last in a day. Thank you so much! I can’t wait for Uhtred’s next adventure. Sincerely, Melinda…

Mr. Cornwell, Not since James Michner have I read works of historical fiction that enthralled me as much as yours. A fortunate chance provided me a copy of “The Last Kingdom” that I read in one sitting. I was moved…

Dear Mr. Corwell – I have been thoroughly enjoying your books. I just came across the last sentence in chapter 2 of “The Pale Horseman”, where the Eftwyrd was renamed the Fyrdraca. You might be interested to know that a…

Mr. Cornwell, Thank you for The Saxon Stories. I finished “The Last Kingdom” and have just started “The Pale Horseman”. Reading this series has been nothing short of excitement and pure enjoyment. All I can say is that I can’t…

I just finished “Lords of the North”. I waited nearly all summer to purchase the product and I was not disappointed. Uthred is a valiant character and as was pointed out by Hild, he does possess a sense of compassion….

dear Mr Cornwell it has been 15 years since I have read a book and I am now 30. About a week ago I was passing a secondhand book shop and in the window I spotted one of your books…

Dear Mr Cornwell,I am from Portugal and recently I read the books the Last Kingdom and the Pale HorseMan and immediatly I select you as my favourite writer…the story of Uhtred is amazing and absolutely incredible. Thank you. Nuno Salgueiro

Mr. Cornwell:I just finished “The Pale Horseman” and enjoyed it very much. I’m looking forward to “The Lords of the North” with eager expectation. This series is of great interest to me as I am a descendant of Anglo-Danes from…

Mr. Cornwell, I am not much of a reader. In fact, I read maybe one or two books a year. I noticed the cover of the Pale Horseman at my friend’s house and thought to myself, “Now there’s a great…

I should not begin by saying that I have never written an author before, even if it is true as day break, the reason for this is that my favorite writers growing up were deceased. An example would be Edgar…

Dear Mr. Cornwell, First, let me tell you how much I love your work! It was a rather fortuitous accident that I came across your work, and I’m glad I did. I’m a huge Patric O’Brian fan, (which is quite…

I got interested in your Sharpe Series by watching the BBC series. I was very interested and started investigating all of your other book series. I am now busy trying to collect the Winter King and The Pale Horseman. I…

dear sir, I know it won’t be Mr Cornwell who reads this but please tell him that his book ‘the Pale Horseman’ was the first book I have ever read. I’ 22 years old and its started a love of…

Dear Bernard, As one exiled from the North East of England some years ago now, I just want to say a mammoth “Thank you” for the Uhtred series. What a character! There’s so much weaving of so many things into…

Greetings, Mr. Cornwell. I read Tolkien almost exclusively and it was a pleasant suprise to pick up The Pale Horseman at the local bookmobile, of all places. This came at a time when a friend of mine passed away at…

I started reading books about 4 years ago and now Im coming on 40 years old (a lot of time to catch up on) the first book I read of yours was The Last Kingdom then I got The Pale…

Dear Bernard just a e-mailing to say how much I enjoyed the Pale Horseman just finished it. I’ve read all of your novels and have to say I really liked Sharpe and the Arthurian books. Congratulations on the OBE. regards,…

Mr. Cornwell: Thanks for page 232 of The Pale Horseman. “Words are like breath. You say them and they’re gone. But writing traps them.” This is excellent. Thanks! Jeff Smith

Mr.Cornwell, Hello, first of all I would like to thank you for writing The Last Kingdom, The Pale Horseman, and The Lords of the North. I must admit that I’m not much of a reader despite the fact that my…

I’m a big fan of Mr Richard Sharpe (and Pat of course), so when I saw another book by your hand “The Pale Horseman”, I just had to read it! And I must say, it is brilliant! I have a…

I have just completed The Pale Horseman. Congratulation on what I can only say is an excellent read along with the first book in the series. I did unfortunately notice a couple of errors regarding the characters (well actually their…

First of all, I want you to know that I’m a 61 yr old woman, (look younger) and have read all of the Sharpe series plus The Grail Quest and now The Last Kingdom and The Pale Horseman. (BTW, I…

Hi there, I first met Uhtred in The Pale Horseman. I discovered him while browsing in a bookshop looking for something to read on my train journey from London to Newcastle. Two days later I’d finished the book finding myself…

Dear Bernard I have just spent two relaxing weeks in the Vendee in France on holiday and read both The Last Kingdom and The Pale Horseman. I could not put them down – my son who is 11 and really…

Well, I just finished listening to The Pale Horseman audio CD and I just want to tell you that Tom Sellwood is fantastic as the narrator. Your books are always great reads, but when Mr Sellwood reads it to you,…

Dear Mr. Cornwell, I just wanted to say “Thank you” for your wonderful books. Last Christmas, my wife gave me _The Winter King_ as a present on the suggestion of a friend from Chesham, England. That same friend gave me…

Dear Mr Cornwell Please allow me to add my praise to the others who have already done so. The Lords of the North was truly ejoyable made more so by me reading it straight after The Pale Horseman. Thank you…

Dear Mr. Cornwell, My daughter and I are fans of your writing and have read many of your novels. I just finished rading The Pale Horseman and found it to not be quite up to your usual top quality writing,…

Hi Bernard I just wanted to say thank you for such wonderful reading. I’m in Australia and the Sharpe Series was playing on cable on UKTV. My husband is English and suggested we watch it as he has fond memories…

Mr. Cornwell: I would like to thank you for your many books, of which I have now read all but five. I am a forty-seven year old Canadian military officer and helicopter pilot who until two years ago had not…

Dear Bernard Cornwell, OBE: May I salute you as such, or must I wait until it has officially been awarded to you by the Queen? At least you now know how your future salutations will appear. A friend of mine…

The first book of yours that i read was The Pale Horseman which I couldnt put down until I was finished. I’ll be reading more of your books. If you are going to the trouble of putting a map in…

Hi Mr Cornwell. Honestly, I have never written to an author before, but having neglected my kids and my work for days I had to tell you how much I loved The Pale Horseman and The Lords of the North….

Hi Bernard, Thanks very much for creating your very special story worlds. I discovered your work by listening to Tim Piggot-Smith reading one of the Arthur books. Visiting the Isle of Man recently I learned that my nephew is very…

Just finished reading The Pale Horseman.Fantastic as your books always are. Just could not put it down till I had finished it. My wife threatened to leave me if I did not come to the table to eat. Looking forward…

Dear Mr. Cornwell, Usually I avoid “Historical Fiction” because the characters are usually unbelievable and the plots historically incorrect.( “Braveheart” for instance – a dreadful movie.) But Uhtred and Derfel are so real, I can hear their voices when I…

It’s been quite some time since I read a book that was hard to put down. I’ve just read two of yours that were exactly that. The two Saxon stories, The Last Kingdom and the Pale Horseman were great entertainment…

Thank you for dedicating The Pale Horseman to George MacDonald Fraser. It was with great pleasure that one author who had given me so many hours of pleasure honored another who had done the same. Ron Black

I have just bought your new book the Lords of the North to read on holiday. I could not put it down and now have no book to read when away. Why did you stop it were you did, why…

Dear Mr.Cornwell.I’m a polish man living in Chicago.I bought “The last kingdom” while on vacation in Colorado,and I could not put it down.It was fantastic!!I just finished “The pale horseman” and cannot wait for “The lords of the North” to…

Dear Mr. Cornwell, Id just like to, once more (I did it sometime ago, but I firmly believe you do deserve it to be renewed every now and then), express my gratitude for the endless hours of sheer satisfaction and…

Dear Mr. Cornwell, This is just to say how much I’ve enjoyed The Pale Horseman. Unfortunately I’ve been hospitalised for many weeks but I’ve been attempting to trace my ancestry and by many routes have found that it goes back…

I have just finished The Pale Horseman, and am, of course looking forward to the next book. I really appreciate your dedication to George MacDonald Fraser, one of my all-time favorites. The Flashman books are coming out more slowly now,…

Dear Mr. Cornwell, I am home sick from work today and was up all las night with a fever. We do not own a television and instead we read. I read the last 2/3 of The Last Kingdom, having started…

Dear Mr. Cornwell, I rarely buy books because my mother will read a book or two a day and she generously passes several on to me. She gave me Gallows Thief and I was hooked! I had to read more…

Just finished the Pale Horseman,having just finished the Last Kingdom, having just discovered your Saxon series. I could gush like the starry-eyed fan I have become, but you probably get enough of that. All I will say is this: brilliant,…

Dear Mr. Cornwell, 10 years ago I immigrated to Chicago from the Czech Republic – without any knowledge of English language. Eventually, I started to understand, to talk, to write and to read…and then I discovered your books and I…

Dear Mr Cornwell, I would just like to thank you so very much for years of marvellous reading and such wonderful adventures! I got hooked as a young lad by Sharpy, could not put the Arthur trilogy down and have…

I recently read The Last Kingdom and have almost finished The Pale Horseman. I am looking forward to the next book. I have long been interested in Alfred and have enjoyed your stories greatly. Thank you so much. I look…

No need to return my email. I just wanted you to know that I am a new fan, having devoured “The Pale Horseman”, and the “Last Kingdom”, within a three day period. I am anxious to read the rest of…

After reading your book “the Last Kingdom”, I was impressed. I have now read the first half of “The Pale Horseman”, and I am afraid the book is going to end too soon. These are some of the best historical…

I just finished “The Pale Horseman”. I have now read all of your books and found they have a common flaw. They all come to an end. Please keep writing. Clayton W. Brown

Dear Mr. Cornwell, I just finished THE PALE HORSEMAN. I didn’t think I would ever read a book better than THE LAST KINGDOM but THE PALE HORSEMAN was amazing. I was in despair at the end because I thoughs this…

I finished The Pale Horseman late last night and had to write (The first thing I see is that you already have its successor done! You are prolific.). I first thought to write when it bothered me a lot after…

Hi Just completed The Pale Horseman, excellent book, can not wait until Sep to get the next book. Have one problem though, near the end of the book you ellude to Uhtred eating hares. Coneys, hares, rabbits are not native…

Dear Mr Cornwell I am an avid reader but have never taken much interest in novels because I thought I couldn’t learn much from reading them. In desperation for something to read a few months ago I picked up a…

Hi Bernard, Just a quick note from an Australian fan. I’ve got the majority of your books, and like most started with the Sharpe series, although I have lately enjoyed your earlier (period-wise) series even more. I am particularly enjoying…

I just wanted to say how much I enjoyed reading The Last Kingdom and The Pale Horseman. The first book was lent to me by a friend and he was amazed when I told him how much I enjoyed it…

Dear Bernard, Just a short note to thank you for your terrific books. My dad (lives in UK) and me (living in NZ) share many a Sharpe tale over the phone. The Saxon series is terrific also and I’m about…

I have read all the books you have written except the Sharpe series. I am now in the middle of The Pale Horseman. This may very well be your best series yet – looking forward to the next book. ps…

Hello. I now have your book, the pale horseman, in Dongying, Shandong, China. I just love it. I will use it to test my student oral english later in the year. Are there any places in the world where your…

Mr. Cornwell: What a wonderful coincidence; I just finished George MacDonald Fraser’s Flashman on the March two days ago, tonight I pick up The Pale Horseman and lo and behold, it is dedicated to Mr. MacDonald. I’ve said on many…

Mr. Cornwell, I just finished The Pale Horseman, and I enjoyed it very much. I think I have read everything you have written that has been published here in the US, including A Crowing Mercy and Fallen Angels. My favorites…

Dear Mr. Bernard Cornwell I am very sad for I am almost done with the PALE HORSEMAN You are one Dammm good history teacher. I guess all I can do is start the Sharp stories all over again . Thank…

Thanks for your many great books! Other than “The Pale Horseman”, I can not think of any I have not read. I have greatly enjoyed reading each one and have a number in my collection. When our daughter studied in…

Dear Mr Cornwell, I live in Portugal, and I was first attracted to Sharp’s adventures after buying the first translation into portuguese of Sharp’s Rifles. The following three books of Sharp’s series are now translated, being your local editor more…

Dear Mr Cornwell, I’m a big fan of your Warlord Chronicles and have just finished reading The Last Kingdom which I honestly think is even better. I have The Pale Horseman and Stonehenge waiting to be read and will inevitably…

Dear Mr. Cornwell, I’m not usually one to write to authors or stars and the like but I had to let you know how much i enjoy your historical novels. I have read about two thirds of the Sharp series….

Firstly I was very thrilled and pleased to meet you when you came to Nottingham at Waterstone and you signed your book The Pale Horseman for me. I read in my copy of the SAS “the bulletin” issue 58 that…

Just finished The Pale Horseman – well done sir. I am an avid reader of your quill pen’s work :-).Be well. John Liddle

Sir, I’ve never written to an author before but, in my 68 years of reading I have never enjoyed an author more than I do you. Having read every one of your works, and I too am a fan of…

Mr. Cornwell, Thank you very much! I bought “The Pale Horseman” and in reading the cover sheets learned of “The Last Kingdom”. Well , you know I set it aside, untill I finished, The Last Kingdom, two nights later. The…

Dear Mr Cornwall I am a great fan of yours, apart (I must in the minority) from the Sharpe novels. I have just read The Last Kingdom which I could not put down and when the paperback edition of The…

I have just finished the Pale Horseman and I am wondering if you ever considered making a film out of these brilliant novels like you did in most of your Sharpe series. I think it would make an absolutely spectacular…

Mr. Cornwell, I just returned from your talk at the Eldredge Public Library and wanted to thank you for such a rare opportunity. It was quite a thrill to listen to you speak, hear your passion for storytelling, and learn…

Hello and a BIG thank you for being a great story teller. So far I have read the Arthur stories, the grail quest, Gallows Thief and the Last Kingdom . All of these books had me transferred to old England…

Just had to tell you how much I enjoy reading your books. I started with Sharpe but now am hooked on the Saxon stories, can’t put the Pale Horseman down. Keep them going!! Jennifer Robertson

Just wanted to thank you for writing the fantastic follow up to the Last Kingdom absolutely loving the Uthred stories. In another reply you hinted at a possible return of Thomas of Hookton – any clues as to when or…

One of my favorite memories of being a child was having the lights turned out in my room and then by flashlight, settling in to read the latest “Hardy Boys” mystery book that I had snuck under the covers. Over…

Just a small note to say how much I enjoy your books, having read sharp series at least three times. My wife noticed your new book The Pale Horseman which I recieved for christmas, and completed within two weeks. Now…

I have just finished reading an advanced reader copy of The Pale Horseman. My breath is just now coming back and I am anxiously awaiting the next book! I read it non-stop until I was done. Sir, you have once…

Firstly Happy New year to you and your family. This is just a quick note to thank you for the many hours of enjoyment you have given me over the last few years. I found an old copy of Sharpe’s…

I enjoyed reading ‘The Pale Horseman’, I found it very compelling. This series about Uhtred of Bebbenberg looks very promising, and if the first two books are so good then I can imagine that we have even better things in…

Hi there Mr. Cornwell. I just wanted to tell you that I started reading your books at the age of 12 ten years later I still read just about everything you write. You hooked me on reading! My mom would…

I just wanted to say thank you. I’ve tried to read many books but never make it to the end. Years ago I picked up Winter King and I’ve been hooked ever since. I just finished The Pale Horseman and…

Bernard, I would like to say a big thank you for your books. I am 42 and have never been much of a reader. Probably read 5 books since I left school other than books I have to go through…

Dear Mr Cornwell, I just wanted to thank you for the immense pleasure I derived from The Last Kingdom and The Pale Horseman. In the past 2 days I have read both books, and you did a damn fine job…

Hi Bernard, I just wanted to tell you how much I enjoyed The Pale Horseman, a really brillant read in my view. My favourite type of novel is as written in the first person, in fact I think you are…

I’ve just read “The Pale Horseman”. I was especially appreciative of the dedication, which I thought exceptionally generous of you. No reply needed! Jim.

I read somewhere that the actor Christopher Lee has read Tolkien’s Lord Of The Rings every year for the past 40-odd years, and that is what I am working toward with the Warlord Chronicles. I have so many interests and…

Dear Bernard, You may remember me as a reviewer on the Oxford Times some years ago. I have now retired and am living in Lancashire – much more attractive countryside and real Sharpe country. I just wanted to thank you…

Dear Mr. Cornwell, I could not tell you how pleased I was to see The Pale Horseman on the shelvs, how do you do it? It seems only a short while ago I was reading The Last Kingdom. Uhtred’s character…

Mr Cornwell, thankyou so much for your books, I have read most and enjoyed everyone. One thing that sets you far ahead of other authors is that you take your reader to the story, I have just finished reading The…

I’ve loved all your books since I first picked up Sharpe’s Tiger at 13. As an Irish man I particularly loved the character of Patrick Harper. I am currently reading the Pale Horseman. Alan Bouse

Hi Bernard, i’ve just finished reading ‘The Pale Horseman’ and i was totally hooked. The Saxon Stories have got to be one of my favorite series of books you have written so far. I have been reading your books for…

Just finished the Pale Horseman and loved it. Wanted to suggest that in the third book you list an index of characters like you did with the Warlord Chronicles. They are so many that sometimes it’s hard to keep track,…

Hey loved the Pale Horseman – reading it again for the 3rd time. Um was wondering if in the 3rd book you could have a Welshman travelling with Uhtred cause I’m from Cardiff and I think the Welsh are under…

I have to admit I love the Sharpe novels, but I do believe you’ve taken him as far as he can go, the later books lack the quality of the earlier ones (still very good though so please dont get…

Hi Bernard, I brought the Last Kingdom and the Pale Horseman for my dad’s last birthdays and both times he had to fight me to read them, great books! My favourites of all time, just want to say great job…

Dear Mr Cornwell I received The Pale Horseman recently and am really looking forward to seeing what adventures await Uhtred, Alfred and co. At the moment I am planning to save it for Christmas reading but I’m not sure I…

Dear Mr. Cornwell, I have just finished The Pale Horseman. When I first began reading historical fiction I never would have believed it could cause such varing emotions within me. I’ve laughed & become angry & cried with every page…

Firstly. Thanks for signing my copy of The Pale Horseman at leadenhall market the other day. Haven’t read it yet as I’m going to read Last Kingdom again first. Hope you found the article about the longbows I left you…

Dear Sir, I have enjoyed all of your books and short stories, and look forward to “The Pale Horseman.” Just a thanks from an old psychologist who gets himself transported from today’s problems to the delightful and well documented past….

Mr Cornwell My wife bought a copy of The Pale Horseman when you visited Sunderland on 7th October 2005. You kindly wrote Happy Birthday in it for me. What a very kind thing for you to do. It felt like…

Dear Mr Cornwell, just a quick note to tell you how much I enjoyed The Last Kingdom. I have been reading a lot of work from Dean Koontz for a number of years, but as I have always been very…

Q: Hi – just finished the Pale Horseman (or Dervel rides again, as my Dad calls it…) What always strikes me about all of your books is the celebration of being a warrior, or perhaps just the celebration of manhood……

I just wanted to write a quick thank you for your latest book ‘The Pale Horseman’ – it is another great book which I read cover to cover in 24 hours, despite having exams next week and three young children…

I would just like to say that I have immensely enjoyed your books, especially the warlord chronicles, and that I think you have created a wonderful character in Uhtred. Also I would like to ask do you have any idea…

Dear Mr Cornwell, It was a distinct pleasure to attend your talk/signing re The Pale Horseman in Canterbury 4th Coctober. I started your good books with a few Starbucks and found them excellent. When the Winter King arrived well what…

Dear Mr Cornwell, I have just read The Pale Horseman, having read The Last Kingdom last year, and would just like to say they are amazing books. Leofric and the two Ragnars never fail to cheer me up! I almost…

I was really shocked today to read about your health problems this summer but am delighted to hear the outcome has been such a success. I feel great sympathy for Judy and hope that she is now at peace again.I…

Dear Bernard, Just ordered ‘The Pale Horseman’ in answer to an e-mail from Amazon. How do they know? Now will start to re-read ‘The Last Kingdom’ to refresh my memory. It’s been a long wait but I’m sure it will…

Hello Mr Cornwell. I am an ‘Essex Man’ like yourself. The Peculiar People, as I’m sure you know, had a chapel in Corringham near where I now live. They were as you say ‘very peculiar’ but nonetheless had a good…

Just finished reading The Last Kingdom and went online to see what the title of the following book is. I have not read or had an interest in historical based novels and have always read spy/thriller/detective style novels. No more….

I have read nearly all the Sharpe books and have just finished reading ‘The Last Kingdom’, everything I’ve read by you is just brilliant, I’ve just started reading Harlequin, only done 20 pages so far and I know I’m in…

Dear Mr. Cornwell, I am writing from New Zealand. I have just finished reading your latest novel “The Last Kingdom”. It has not arrived in NZ yet but my friend got it in Melbourne Australia recently. It is brilliant. Just…

I checked the Diary page for book tour dates but I saw no dates for a Canadian tour. I thoroughly enjoyed your visit to Dundurn Castle in Hamilton, and am hoping you will be able to include a visit to…

Hi Bernard. Just re read ‘The Last Kingdom’ and the advanced reader edition of ‘The Pale Horseman’. I can’t help but compare these novels to the Arthurian trilogy. Derfel and Uhtred are so similar in outlook and background. Both were…

I just finished reading The Last Kingdom. Excellent! I have enjoyed the Arthur series and the Grail Quest series. Can’t wait for The Pale Horseman. My Thurston ancestors, arriving from England in 1637, descend from the Danes and likely the…

Hello Bernard, Just wanted to say I really enjoyed ‘The Last Kingdom’ and am looking foward to ‘The Pale Horseman’. I hope there’s a third addition to the story of Uhtred, so keep up the good work. I love historical…

Dear Mr Cornwell, Just a short note to say thank you for “The Last Kingdom”. I never thought that another of your characters could be as lovable as the wonderful Derfel Cadarn in “The Warlord Chronicles” but Uhtred comes close!…

I was lucky enough to catch your talk at the Imperial War Museum at the end of last year (coinciding with the release of The Last Kingdom). I really enjoyed the experience, particularly your start when you said that you…

Hello Mr Cornwell, I have read all the Sharpe, Grail, Arthur, series and I have just finished reading The Last Kingdom today. I have read them in about 4-6 weeks. I just can’t get enough of them. Only a couple…

Dear Mr Cornwell, I would like to thankyou for the many hours I have been glued to your books. Sharpe’s Eagle was the first in 1987 when at boarding school. I am looking forward to the Pale Horseman in October….

Mr Cornwell: I’m working my way through the “Sharpe” series and have finished 15 of the 20. A most excellent series and full of historical facts. I note that Major Ducos is Sharpe’s newest adversary and is much better than…

I have just finished the Last Kingdom and was totally absorbed for a week while I read it. Coming from Northumberland it was fascinating to read what it must have been like over a thousand years ago, I am a…

Dear Mr Cornwell, I have been an avid fan of all of your stories since the age of thirteen. Dick Sharpe is and always will be my hero I consider him almost a friend. All of my books are well…

Dear Mr Cornwell, Hello.I have just finished reading `The Last Kingdom`(actually the first book of yours that I have read,and read it in three days). I just want to tell you that it is brilliant! I wish my husband read…

Dear Mr. Cornwell, Thank you for “The Last Kingdom”. It is a wonderful novel and a great beginning of a new and exciting series. I am a long time follower of your writings, and as always I was very pleased…

Dear Bernard, yes, dear to me because of the many hours reading ALL of your books. I am waiting now to get The Pale Horseman, which if it’s half as good as The Last Kingdom…Oh well, you get my meaning….

Hi just a quick note to say how much we enjoy your books! When I met my partner in 1998 he already had all of the Sharpe books up to that point, and the thrillers, and Starbuck Chronicles, and as…

Glad to read about “The Pale Horseman”. I think you’ve already answered Brian Denney’s question about the Revolutionary War – I think we Brits know it as the American War of Independance. Can I say that “Redcoat” is probably one…

Hi Mr Cornwell, may I say Bernard, I feel I know you so well having discovered my first Sharpe novel some years ago I got every one of the others then available, and more as they came out. In despair,…

Release “The Pale Horseman” sooner! Do not have Ragnar (The Younger) killed! Patrick Heugh

Hi Mr Cornwell, I just thought I’d say hello and thank you for The Last Kingdom. My dissertation really did get put on the back burner!!! It is the best book I have ever read…anyone who disagrees has a little…

I was at your appearance last winter in Atlanta at the Margret Mitchel House. As I mentioned in my question to you about your thrillers I flew to Santiago the next day and cruised from Valpariso through the Chilean fiords…

Mr Cornwell… Big fan of yours..if you recommend another author, I take it to heart. I started reading the Last Kingdom when a new book was published..starting with the self titled in 2005. The only mistake I made was I…

I thought in a long and funny text to send you, Mr. Cornwell, but then I assumed two things: First, you Sir must be someone very busy. And second: My english sucks. So I decided just to point one thing…

I’m just writing a quick missive to let you know how much I’m enjoying your wonderful Warlord Chronicles. I’ve read several of your books over the years. I read several of the Sharpe Books when I was younger (41 now)…

Hello Mr Cornwell Strange thing, I read my first Sharpe novel way back in the late 80’s and typical me, I went for ‘Honour’ first. So, no surprise then, when I read ‘Pale Horseman’ first (I picked it up on…

Thank you for dedicating “Pale Horseman” to Fraser. Between Flashman & Uhtred…..what more is there! Margaret

Hi Bernard, sorry to say I have no pressing historical question I’d like answering – just wanted to let you know how enthralling I have found the story of Uhtred of Bebbanburg! A month ago I foolishly managed to read…

We spoke some time ago regarding the pending release of the second Uhtred novel, wherein you speculated a title of Pale Horseman. I have just completed the third Uhtred tale. Sir, you once again, have surpassed yourself in breathing life…

Having finished Lords of the North, I wondered does the Story Continue? Will their be a follow on, I do hope so. You signed Pale Horseman in Chesterfield for me and I hold that in high regard, Thank You. Carl…

Mr Cornwell, I’m glad I discovered your books. I picked up one your books (Sharpe’s Havoc) in a airport book store a few years ago and to date have read seven of the series. I’m also reading the “Last Kingdom”…

I just finished The Last Kingdon in an audiobook read by Tom Sellwood. I must say that I enjoyed that so much; the words took on more color when pronounced by someone who has a much better idea than I…

Sir: I have just finished “Pale Horseman,” which I enjoyed immensely. Over the past six years I have read all of Sharpe’s, Starbuck, Grail Quest, the Saxons, the thrillers, Stonehenge, and nearly all of your other novels. I have always…

Mr. Cornwell, I just now completed “A Pale Horseman”, and I must say it ranks as possibly my favorite book by any author. I cannot possibly imagine how the book could have been any better. I laughed, I got a…

Just started to read “Pale Horseman” and as always am enjoying. But I am sad because I miss Sharpe. You did not finish “Sharpe’s Escape” with familiar words like “Sharpe and Harper will march again.” So I am concerned. Please…

I’ve loved every one of your novels and I’m sorry to sound like a nerdy engineer, but the hilarious episode with the wheelbarrow in A Pale Horseman could never have happened as the earliest record of wheelbarrows in Western Europe…

A note of gratitude for dedicating A Pale Horseman to George MacDonald Fraser. I discovered him through the pages of Playboy in 1975. I have all of his books and have gifted his words to many. I discovered you (the…

Mr. Cornwell, I stumbled across The Winter King in an airport bookshop while waiting for a delayed flight in Singapore. The cover (UK) design grabbed me at first, followed by the fact that it was an Arthur tale (one of…

Dear Mr. Cornwell, just wanted to let you know how much I have enjoyed your books, and why. Travelling to England for a conference, I had a few pounds to spend before going home (DO hate to just hand money…

Hi Bernard, excuse the familiarity but I feel I know you as I have read every single one of your books so far, except Pale Horseman, which is on it’s way. I have just finished Fallen Angels, and really enjoyed…

Hello, I’m currently devouring Pale Horseman and wonderful stuff it is, too! Uhtred is a fascinating character, not as noble, I think, as Derfel (who remains my favourite of your ‘heroes’.) Here we are, back again in Merlin’s lands of…

Mr. Cornwell, I love everyone of your books. I cannot seem to get enough of them. My favorite series is the Warlord Chronicles followed closely by the Grail Quest series. I find this particular time period fascinating and your descriptions…

Dear Mr. Cornwell. I just finished to read “The Last Kingdom”. What a wonderful book! Thank you very much!!! Now I just should be patient and wait till “Pale Horseman” will printed in USA. I hope it will happen as…

Dear Mr. Cornwell, Your works are masterful and addictive. I found myself at the point of watching Sharpe on DVD, before going to bed, reading the Grail series, and finally passing out to more Sharpe as audio on my MP3…