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Dear Mr. Cornwell,

I'm sending you this message for no other reason that to offer you my most sincere thanks. In my early twenties I found myself in a particularly awful situation following some dreadful decisions that I had made. During that time your writing was one of the things that kept me going.

Now, as I rapidly approach 30, things are much better. To this day the moment you release a new book I head straight to the bookshop to buy it, and I have just finished reading 'The Flame Bearer' which took me all of about 48 hours to tunnel through!

Now if you wouldn't mind, please hurry up with the next. I shall be waiting not impatiently!

I do hope I haven't wasted too much of your time, but once again, thank you very much for your hard work and the hours of escapism and entertainment you have provided me.

Sincerely,

Talyesin Bunnett

Congratulations and thanks about the hours of read and entertainment.t I liked very the books of Uhtred and I'm waiting for the tenth book.  I'm crazy to read but will have a time to the book come here to brazil. Your books are amazing and I ever will stay reading Thanks!

Pedro

I know in the last 20 years you will have got this a lot, but I would like to throw in my support for the continuation of the Starbuck chronicles! I've just finished listening to the last book and enjoyed learning about the American civil war history as well the story itself. I've enjoyed all the series you've written, but I think this is the one that has been left the most open...

Jonathan Cope

 

Hello Bernard

I have been enjoying your books for over 20 years now, they have brought me much joy and happiness.  My favourite is the Starbuck Chronicles, your probably fed-up hearing if you are going to write any more but I thought I might ask as I am not in great health unfortunately and your books help me to get through my day with a smile in my soul.  Thank you Bernard for your great literary gift.

Yours gratefully

John Fox

P.S Please could you grant my wish of writing some more books based on the Starbuck Chronicles Bernard God Bless my friend.

 

Hello,

I want to tell you that I enjoyed 'Starbuck" (as I have Uhtred, Sharpe, et al.).  I hope that someday...when your understandable commitment to the Film Industry has been fulfilled...that you will continue with the Nathaniel Starbuck Chronicles.  It was an incredible read; as an American, I enjoy history so close to home.  I lived at one time just a few short miles from the Manassas Battlefield site.  I hope that you live a long & happy life, so that you can continue these stories (I'm 66 years old myself!).

Best,

Jack Zeivel

Dear Bernard

I just wanted to drop you a line to express my absolute enthusiasm and enjoyment of your books. I wish I had found them so much earlier. My girlfriend has pointed out that I have spent a small fortune over the past eleven months on your books and have been much less conversational. In this time I have read the Last Kingdom series, The Warlord Chronicles and The Grail Quest. I eagerly await The Flame Bearer. No doubt I shall dive into the Sharpe series soon enough.

Your ability to allow the reader to become so familiar with the characters, allows one to feel attachment and hence all the emotions associated with 'knowing someone', through their trials, challenges, losses and grief, not forgetting the appreciation of their humour. For myself I work very 'visually' in my minds eye. Your books allow me to produce very engaging and vivid images; from battle scenes through to characters facial expressions.

I am very grateful for the entertainment and enjoyment your books have brought. I wish you continued success and good health to you and yours.

With best regards

Kevin Rowland

Good Luck with Flame Bearer

Will down load in the morning , to my kindle, as always, I trust the arseling does you proud.

I'm from  Gloucestershire in the UK (Stroud), so am always interested in how the local history influenced  the the making of the UK  . cant' make your book signing in York  - but hope to catch up with you one day in a shield wall standing side by side, shitting myself , to defend against those Scottish gits and marauders and heathens that no doubt will be in the queue to get their signed  copies

seriously though, good luck I  wish you well, you have have been a great comfort in many hours of international travel for business - Who would have ever thought our little island in the North see would have had so much influence on the world stage. not because of the industrial revolution - because  of being Anglo Saxon

Cheers

Andy

Dear Mr Cornwell,

I'm 60 now: I've never read Sharpe. ITV put me off him when I was much younger, and it's stayed with me. I haven't read that much fiction either, not until an old friend gave me a copy of The Last Kingdom and TOLD me to read it. That was about three years ago. Before that there was a bit of Wilbur Smith and Leon Uris back in my twenties, oh and of course Tolkien from the age of 16; I've never put him down, and read him more as history than fiction. And that's what I've read for most of my life, pure military history to accompany my passion for painting model soldiers. I've had a varied life from heavy industry to caring, with lots in between, and your writing has a depth of authenticity about it that draws me further in and has me nodding my head in agreement.

Well I'm up to date with Uhtred, Derfell and Starbuck and about to start on your "one offs", and I just wanted to say thank you.

I've laughed out loud and choked up with emotion.

You've taught me history like a time machine and added to my knowledge like an encyclopedia. You've improved my understanding like a philosopher, and painted pictures in my head like a grand master. You've sewn seeds of inspiration like a diligent farmer and filled the long empty moments like a best friend.

 

And that's enough sycophancy for a life time.

Well done, and many, many thanks.

Live long and stay fit, for all our sakes. :-)

Michael Nichol

Hey Bernard!

I know you must be busy so I won't prattle on.

We at Cultured Vultures just published 7 Most Anticipated Books Of October 2016 and included The Flame Bearer:

http://culturedvultures.com/most-anticipated-books-october-2016/

We hope you enjoy the read and may even consider sharing it with your audience.

Have a good day.

Jimmy

Dear Bernard Cornwell:

I recently finished the latest installment of the Uhtred books and had to write to you.  I'm an author myself with much less range and I'm in awe of what you've accomplished in the series.  Everything fits perfectly: setting, characters, action, historical details.  But that sounds mechanical, and I don't mean it as such because your books breathe the period.  Uhtred enslaved, Uhtred in the marshes, Uhtred betrayed (too often, he'd say), Uhtred in mid-battle all are so vivid each book took over my life when I read it, and transported me the way the very best fiction should.  And your prose, wow!  Your descriptions of nights before battle, or distant towns on fire, or the hunt for a safe port, or the savagery of the shield wall couldn't be more evocative.  Best of all perhaps is the way you've situated him between two worlds that are in such sharp conflict.

I've moved on to Agincourt which is also beautifully wrought, and plan to follow it with the Grail series, as the 14th century is one of my favorite periods of French history.

Thank you for the many hours of enjoyment.  Your work is truly inspiring.

Sincerely,

Lev Raphael

Dear Bernard,

with interest I have read your story about Waterloo twice in succession.

Please allow me to point to the fact that the battle today is called Schlacht von Waterloo in Germany.

The term battle of Belle Alliance may have been in common use for long periods after the event. If you know a person in G. understanding b.of BA without consulting books or Wikipedia you have met somebody with deeper/extended knowledge of German history.

This did not happen with ABBAs song but many years before. Consulting my old history shool book "Zeiten und Menschen 3" on page 1o4/1o5 I found just Schlacht von Waterloo. The copyright of this book is 1968. Unfortunatly there is no poosibility to add a scan of the respective pages, but I am prepared to mail these scans to you if desired.

Best regards from Sauerland/Germany

Anton Boellecke

Hi Bernard,

Just wanted to say I grew up reading the Sharpe Series and have recently been given the Saxon Series for my birthday (last week) and am halfway through Warriors of The Storm!

They are awesome books, please keep them coming!! Top Author!! :)

Reuben