I just wanted to drop a quick note and thank you for all of your work. I drive about an hour to and from work every day and listening to your books through audio has made it so that I look forward to the drive every day! Currently I am listening to Heretic and am enjoying every minute!
I started the Grail series while I waited for the next novel in the Saxon Stories and am now just as hooked!
Thank you for these wonderful novels! I have greatly enjoyed every single one!
Sincerely,
Ryan Clevidence
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Mr. Cornwell,
I have just finished "The Flame Bearer". I believe I have read every book now and just want you to know how much I appreciate and admire each tale in every setting from Europe to India and on to North America. These books have brought many hours of complete delight to me. I live in Chilmark on the Vineyard and a good book on a quiet winter night is invaluable. My best and deep gratitude!
Dave Damroth
Just a message of thanks. That's it. I have just retired as an School Principal in Ontario, Canada and believe it or not I used many of the themes of leadership that you gave to Sharpe.
Nelson Keane
Dear Bernard,
My wife and I very much enjoyed the TV series, so we purchased the first three books. We have both read the first book. Thank you for such a good read and I hope you had lots of input into the TV series and the forthcoming second series. You are a very good writer and the book is so very interesting and intriguing.
Many thanks
Dave Hills
I'm glad to know you are enjoying the books. I do not have input into the tv series (http://www.bernardcornwell.net/stand-back-and-let-them-do-what-they-do-best/) but I am looking forward to season 2. Hopefully we'll learn when it will air soon!
Thanks for all interesting hours I have had following Sharp and Lord Uhtred. I have read most of your other books as well.
I found it interesting that you invite your readers to write. I will be going to the library tomorrow and will browse your shelves in case I have missed something.
LS
Mr Cornwell,
I just want to thank you for years of entertainment and education. I picked up a used copy of "Sharpe's Eagle" in 1993 to kill time on a flight from North Carolina to Boston, and by the time we landed in Massachusetts, you had a fan for life. Sharpe will always be a particular favorite of mine, but your writing sparked an interest in the Napoleonic period within me. It lead me to read work David Chandler, Richard Holmes, John Keegan, and Gordan Corrigan, to name a few Thank you for sparking an interest that has lasted for 25 years (and thanks by the way for your work on Waterloo. It made my day when I saw that book for sale when catching a connecting flight through Heathrow in 2015. You'll forever be associated with airports in my mind)..
Very Respectfully,
Ben Powers
dear sir
over the years I have enjoyed the tv Sharp series,i am an avid fan of history in all forms.and only recently started reading your books,I started with Waterloo then Azincourt,at the moment I have another fifteen to read,which should not take me long as once I open them I cant put them down.I have just finished The Fort ,which I really enjoyed,while reading your books I go onto Google Earth which helps me to visualize the places involved,i googled Castine where not only could I see where the battle was but the terrain in which it was fought.I thank you for many happy hours spent reading your books,and many more to come,
yours
mr alan harris.
Dear Mr. Cornwell,
with great joy I'm reading your Sharpe books over the past few years as they are republished in German. Gives me the advantage of reading the books in their "historical" order.
I'm currently at "Sharpe's Regiment" and just wanted to tell you how much I like the idea of putting the veteran soldiers Sharpe and Harper back in the ranks as simple recruits. Really a great idea of telling this part of the soldiers life without the need of introducing new characters.
I am really enjoying your work and in my experience usually people write when they dislike something so I just wanted to drop some positive feedback.
Best regards from Cologne, Germany.
Ronny Vedrilla
Dear Mr. Cornwell,
I would like to sincerely thank you for creating such engaging and entertaining stories. My father and I have bonded over your books in a way that was unlikely to occur through any other means. I have been an avid reader of science fiction / fantasy and my father would occasionally read Tom Clancy or Patterson novels. Years ago I looked for something we could read together (in hopes of turning our conversations from constant fatherly criticism to something more enjoyable – well for me, I’m pretty sure he enjoys criticizing).
I started with the Saxon series and then the Sharpe books. The result was a fantastic success. I even suspect the law from my childhood: “Padak’s don’t read during the day” (because there is work to do, of course) has been revised. Note: I’m 42 now and still feel guilty when I read in day light.
A key to our enjoyment is the historical context. The effort you put into staying close to history is much appreciated. I can’t tell you the number of great conversations we have had about politics, technology, war and religion relating to one part of a story.
Now we argue about the order of stories and whether or not my dad has read a book. (UGH in spite of his list he still gets it wrong!) Now that I think about it, Dad has a lot in common with Uhtred.
A grateful reader,
Ross Padak
I have just finished reading ' The Flame Bearer', just to say I did so enjoy it and I am so pleased that eventually Uhtred recovered that which was his. It's also good to know that he will not be retiring and taking up golf.
Cheers
David Marney