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Dear Mr. Cornwell,

I have been an avid reader of your work for years.  I just finished Flame Bearer, and was quite pleased to see Uhtred finally win back his home. I had the wonderful chance to actually stop and explore Bamburg Castle this past August with my 17 y.o. son.  I appreciate you explaining in the end, that the sea gate entrance is now silted closed, as I could not see where that was, 1,100 years changes things up, Again, great stuff, and thank you for many hours of escapism.

Sincerely,

Brian Orr

 

Dear Mr Cornwell,

 

I would like to tell you that your "Waterloo" is the best book on the subject I've read, mainly because of the quality of the mapping and your careful chronology, in my opinion, your best book. (and I've read them all)

 

Just finished "The Flamebearer" - it's about time you allowed Uhtred back to Bebbanburgh after teasing us with the last few books, but no doubt Son of Uhtred will continue the story, I hope so.

 

The last words in the Starbuck Chronicles were "Starbuck will march again" - what happened with that? I was also very fond of Derfel.

 

I am now of a certain age where I don't actually need to buy new books, I find that after three years I can re-read a series with the same pleasure It gave me the first time, so I write the "last read" date on the flyleaf. I do, obviously, always buy your latest creations, but before a new book is due to be published, I need to re-read the previous one, just to catch up.

 

Thanks for the pleasure your books have given me.

 

Chris Taylor

Hello

 

I am well into reading Waterloo:  The History of Four Days, Three Armies and Three Battles.  I've read many accounts of Waterloo, both fact and fiction.  Your book is simply brilliant!!  Not only is it well balanced, telling the story from all sides with a fairness that is unusual (e.g. Bylandt's brigade didn't run away, which is the usual story), but the reasoning behind decisions such as the importance of the various roads such as at Quatre Bras.  I am thoroughly enjoying the book and hope you have more factual publications in you!

 

Best wishes

Jenny Sheldon

Dear Mr. Cornwell,

 

Received the Nathaniel Starbuck series for Christmas and I gobbled them up!  Thank you for four wonderful books.  The Civil War is my favorite American time period and how happy I've been to trudge off to battle with Starbuck.  On those days that writing seems like a horrible bore and unending job, I hope you'll take a deep breath and keep going!   God bless you, sir, and Happy New Year.

 

Sincerely,

Andrea Thoenes

Absolutely Awesome.  The Flame Bearer was great and as always wished it was a little longer.  The only complaint I have with this series is that I stay up past midnight until I finish them.  I'm in hopes there is more to this story in the not so distant future.  Thank you again for a great read.

Brian

Hi Bernard,

The Last Kingdom - thanks for writing the books this series was based on. I caught its recent rerun on BBC4 (?) over the last couple of weeks and totally loved it! #BRILL!!

 

Thanks!!

 

Phil

I am a part time Arthurian scholar so to speak and also a map fiend.  I am halfway through The Winter King and I can tell by the writing you really enjoyed this series.  The research must have been daunting considering data available some of which is utterly unreliable.  It's made me go back to Leslie Alcock's "Arthur's Britain" and research maps so I know where the heck these people are.  Anyway, just wanted to say thank you for keeping my brain entertained.  In re: Sharpe, I acquired the Sharpe Companion as I finished ALL the Sharpe books AND the DVD's. It's all great stuff.

 

Thanks!

Katherine

Sir,

I understand that you are a busy man, however, I wanted to thank you for your work. I am a veteran, and I have found much enjoyment in your work. There are days when things get confusing, and my brain becomes muddled. (Dramatic? A bit :) ) When I came home I happened to stumble across your book "Lords of the North". I did not know it was a TV series-not that it would have mattered!, and I became thoroughly engaged. I finished book 10 just this morning. Thanks does not seem quite enough, but that is what I have to offer. You have a gift, sir, and I am proud to be able to enjoy that gift.

Looking forward to exploring your other novels. Again, thank you,

 

Very Respectfully,

Hannah

Hello Sir.

I am not writing to ask any of those unfriendly things! I wanted to tell you that back when my sons were younger and played lengthy double header baseball games at Veterans Field, I would take a walk into Chatham center and mill about the shops; this is how I encountered The Last Kingdom, a perfect summer read. I've been back to the Yellow Umbrella for each subsequent title, hooked not just on the characters and narrative, but also the wry humor in the telling. So naturally I am watching the BBC first season and looking forward to the next. I do miss Fate is Inexorable, and the name of the sword, Serpent Breath, apparently some literary license taken in production. I am enjoying comparison of the screen portrayal of your Saxon series to my personal images conjured by reading the books. As with any art, music, the canvas, the written word, there is the intent and expression of the artist, and there is the perception and interpretation made by the audience. Both are gifts. Thank your for yours, to me.

Lezli Rowell

I have read and enjoyed your book "Fallen Angels" but was a bit taken a back to find a simple error of observation of the new moon. It is a fact that the new moon rises in the East (everything does) but it does so just after the sun so we cannot see it. We can only see it in the early evening, setting in the West, just after the sun has set as otherwise the sun is too bright. So a Sickle moon cannot shine in the night as when it becomes visible it is setting. The only other sickle moon is the old moon and that rises (in the EAST) just before dawn so is not visible very long.

 

Now on page 301 you have "A sickle moon of brilliant clarity was rising in the North" and "Campion was looking at the stars" - so it was night; so this sickle moon is rising in the wrong place and at the wrong time. Further on page 313 you have written "it was a clear night, the strs bright ...the sickle moon rising" so the same mistake again.

 

Forgive me burdening you with this but it is a bee in my bonnet. It is surprising how many authors check all sorts of facts, but seem not to worry about little astronomical details!

Barry Landy