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First, I'm sorry for my bad English, I am Brazilian and do not command very well your language, but I believe at least be able to understand me.

You, sir Cornwell, is largely responsible for my motivation in writing. Since I was just a kid, I got used to delve into fantasy worlds inspired by the masters, Tolkien and Lewis. Currently, the big hit of the series based on the books GRR Martin made me relive the good feeling it is to be in a familiar environment, which is a medieval fantasy.

It's been nearly four years since I started unpretentious writing a Viking history, but as far as I had come, the inspiration was over. It was when I saw a promotion of the first six books of Saxon Stories, and I thought, why not? Criticism was good. So I bought. And that happiness was for me, there were no words as those anywhere else in the universe that could represent the inspiration I needed. Everything was too good, the reality, the story and plot, the characters, the dialogue, that's what I needed! In two months I finished the six books and was soon released the seventh in Brazil, which acquired promptly. I look forward to reading the eighth and ninth.

Anyway, thank you! It was thanks to his books that I came to interest me as it should by the Vikings to finish my story, I read several articles and research and got it. The book is ready, not yet published, but one day maybe will be Their stories are able to inspire thousands of people around the world to dive into the universe that only you can create, or rather to portray, with ink and paper.

A big hug from one of his greatest Brazilian fans.

Thank you.

Diego Bardo Rezende.

I would like to bring to your attention the plight of fellow adoptee Jeremy Bamber suffering a grave miscarriage of justice.  May I recommend The Murders At White House Farm by Carol Ann Lee:

 

http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Murders-White-House-Farm/dp/0283072210

Toni Page

I have been a huge fan of the stories of Uhtred and Thomas. I have felt for many years that these would be stories that would make fantastic movies for the big screen so imagine my surprise when I stumbled onto your website this evening to see that The Last Kingdom is being released within a few months as a TV series! As of yet I haven't found any information as to the channel it will be broadcast on so I can only hope that it will be available in my area and if not maybe a DVD will have to do. I hope the series meets your expectations for these tales, if they do then they'll be a great success!

HUGE congrats!

Regards,

Kevin Slaby

Thank you for your continued saga of the loved&much unloved Uhtred . Your writing puts me right into the smells,sounds and unexpected laughter with your wonderful craftsmanship.I'm nearly finished reading the Empty Throne...I believe book 52 from you if remembered correctly. I have never contacted an Author before but wanted to let you know your ability to put the reader front and center into the action and the ease at which you do so promted me to stroke your ego.Please continue doing what you do with that master touch and I as always await more.

S.A.R.

Dear Bernard,

I wanted to take a moment to tell you how much I admire your books. I am looking forward to watching The Last Kingdom. Congratulations! You are an inspiration. Thanks also for sharing your writing advice post, it was very helpful and gave me some things to keep in mind as I continue this journey. I appreciate it.

All the best,

Amber

Dear Mr. Cornwell,

I hope all is well and just wanted to thank you for your fantastic Uhtred series.

I have read your writings for years and I think this series is destined to be the "Master and Commander" of all things Anglo-Saxon England. I was also delighted to discover that, like you, I have a grandfather x20 in Uhtred of Bebbanbug.

I look forward to reading the next volume.

All the best,

Ralph Belander

Dear Mr. Cornwell,

I have just finished reading your superb book on the history of the battle of Waterloo.

I commend you for your lucid prose, concise explanations, balanced points of view and the best battle maps in color depictions I have ever seen. I have also read many of your Richard Sharpe novels with vicarious pleasure. I shall explore the vineyard of your literary works further.

Sincerely,

Dick Boyden

Dear Mr Cornwell,

I've just started reading "Waterloo". I immediately liked the more or less derogatory way you write about the later William II of the Netherlands, in 1814 still just an heir presumptive. BUT: you are wrong in speaking about a newly created Kingdom of the Netherlands. At the time (1814) it was a souvereign-principality (just like Liechtenstein and Monaco are still nowadays) with a "souverein-vorst" (souvereign-prince) of the United Netherlands at the head. He, William Frederick, proclaimed himself king on 16 March 1815 when threatened by the return of Napoleon.

Kind regards,

Alex Spijkerman

Dear Mr.Cornwell,

I have messaged you to ask if you are aware that St.Olaves church in Chester is in danger of becoming yet another ancient and important viking landmark in Britain that is under threat from developers. There is a facebook page called "Save St.Olaves church"

please, would you support our cause to save this very important building from those who would either knock it down OR turn it into flats by signing our petition (the link is on our page)

Many thanks and I hope you will consider visiting the page soon.

Colin

Dear Mr Cornwell,

I hope you are well. I am writing simply to thank you for books and to tell you what pleasure I have drawn from reading them. I was given The Winter King as a christmas present from my sister (she always finds the best books for me) and - having never read any historical fiction before - was admittedly sceptical about the series.

Needless to say I was blown away by the Warlord Chronicles and moved straight onto The Last Kingdom. Again I was slightly sceptical as I had little previous interest in this period, preferring the imagery of gallant knights and fair maidens associated with sword-and-sorcery style fantasy.

Again, my expectations were blown away and I have now read all of the available books in this series. I have fallen in love with the history of the period, particularly aspects of Anglo-Saxon paganism (glimpsed more so in the Warlord Chronicles) and the early Christianity of England.

I greatly enjoy your historical notes, they serve as a great disclaimer for which parts of the novel are real and which are embellished or completely made up. I agree with one of the points you made that the story of England's making is unfortunately under-taught in schools and as such the general populace has very little knowledge of it. My own relatively recent school experiences (I'm 24) stand testament to this; we spent whole terms learning in great detail (little of which I remember) about the Cadbury family and the beginnings of World War I, but never did we look at wider historical topics such as the migrations and wars that sculpted Britain, the ways that we have changed since or even the royal houses and their periods. I do not suggest that the topics we studied were not important and we learnt skills in recognising historical contexts and historical analysis along the way, but I do think it a shame that we seem to forget our nation's beginnings.

I raise a smile everytime a place I know is mentioned in your books. As a resident of a small village in Staffordshire, I was happy to hear mentions of Lichfield and the events in Tamworth, and was giddy with excitement at the cameo of Penkridge, which lies a few miles from my home and was where I went to school.

This may seem a strange e-mail but I just finished The Empty Throne and felt an overwhelming urge to get in touch with you and let you know how much I have enjoyed your books and the passion that they have ignited in me. As I said before, I hope you are well and I greatly anticipate reading more of your work in the future!

Best regards,

Jonathan