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Dear Mr. Cornwell,

I can't really tell you how much I enjoy and am inspired by your novels.  I must have read the Grail series 15 times already.

Ronald Naccarella

Dear Mr. Cornwell

I have been a fan of your writing for many years, having been roped in by the magnificent Sharpe series just before I entered high school. Currently I am working my way through the Grail Quest and Last Kingdom series which are both fantastic, but my favorite work of yours by far is the Arthur Trilogy. Your main character is the perfect narrator for Arthur's journey and the way Morgana, Merlin and all the other characters that are so well known are written gives them a more human quality. The legends focus on the change from the Britten's rule to the Saxons along with the amazing writing (there was not a single misplaced word or awkward passage in all three books in my opinion) is why I reread and recommend them every chance I get.

Sincerely

Emily

As a reader of the series awaiting your book the Flame Bearer it would be a great pity if the story came to an end.I read Lee Child and he throws in books based on episodes from the past .Uhtred has had such a varied career that there must be untold episodes from the past.Could we have one in the future.If he wasn't the narrator the Finan or Osbert could be.Just a thought.

Jack Smith

http://www.archaeology.org/issues/222-1607/letter-from/4564-stronghold-of-the-kings-in-the-north

I came across this great article, very excited about your next novel.

Wyrd bið ful aræd!

Nick Wilhoite

Hello,

I am writing a good old fashioned fan letter!  I just finished Sword Song last night and I only bought it a few days ago.  This is how it's been since I purchased The Last Kingdom, just flying through your books.

My family has been traced back to the name Aelfric and while that character is a bit of a jerk, it was exciting to see my family name root as a main character.

Anyway, just felt compelled to write to you about how much I like your writing and it's had me fascinated with this time period.

Thanks for the work you do and looking forward to continuing the journey with Uhtred!

-Pat Aldrich

 

I was browsing through the used book section on Ebay this evening, as I enjoy the naval reference books by Jane's,  and ran across a volume entitled "Jane's Fighting Ships 1997 - 1998" Edited by Captain Richard Sharpe RN (with an "E") A distant relative perhaps?  :)

Don Sawyer

Dear Bernard

I thought this story might be of interest to you, regard Joan of Arcs Ring and where it should end up.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/aug/26/joan-of-arc-ring-stays-in-france-after-appeal-to-queen

Geraint

There I was, quite happy to read book after book on Roman historical fiction. Then one day last year, I picked up The Last Kingdom and blitzed the series, Then Azincourt. Now I sit like a addicted zombie, awaiting number 10 and perhaps more Battle or 100 Year War books. Stunning Sir. I live on the Kent Coast in Thanet. We have a huge Viking long boat here, built and sailed from Norway to commemorate the Viking raids. You have brought it alive. Thank you.

James Hambrook

Just thought I'd drop you a line to let you know how very much I'm enjoying your Saxon Tales books. I'm in the middle of The Pagan Lord and was struck by Uhtred's thoughts about the decay of civilization after Roman fell, and how their superior technology was lost. If I had been living in that place at the same time I would have thought the same thing. It must have seemed like living the aftermath of an apocalypse walking through those lands as the Roman buildings crumbled.

And as a writer myself (ghostwriter) I appreciate the inclusion of those thoughts. It's just the sort of thing I would write (and see edited out by my clients.)

So thanks! And happy writing. ;)

Beth Turnage

Hello,

I just finished reading The Last Kingdom and absolutely loved it. I did want to let you know that there is an error on page 325 of the soft back version where it says "food" instead of "foot." I'm sure you might have known about this already, but I wanted to inform you so it could be corrected in future prints. Thanks so much for writing this book, it is a wonderful read.

-Stephen Meyer