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Hello, Mr. Cornwell!

I am one of your biggest fans! The first book I read was The Archer's Tale and I've been reading your works ever since. I finished the Grail Quest and I'm anxiously awaiting book 7 of the Saxon Chronicles, (which I read all books so far in one month)! In the meantime I am getting ready to read the first book of The Arthur Books. Growing up as a child, I read many tales far and in between of Beowulf, Thor and King Arthur. I often spent hours reading, as I pretended to be a character or two in those tales. Thank you so much for igniting my imagination, as I spend hours reading and engulfing myself once again!

Carrie Ivey

No manuscripts here just a have a great love of books, esp the historical fiction genre.  I have read books from many eras and even took a few ancient civilizations classes in college.  However had never read or even was interested with anything to do with the time period of The Saxon Series.  I was never into Vikings, etc. Well thanks to you and your book "The Last Kingdom", I have a new love of this time period. This is my first book of yours that I have read. It is amazing and I will be reading the series. I have also bought the first books of 2 of your other series. You truly are an amazing author. I thank you for sharing this gift of yours with me and everyone else. I have learned so much history of this time frame already from this first book and can't wait to learn even more in the subsequent books of yours I read. You've given me a great gift of your knowledge. I could never thank you enough.
Vicki Hancock

Dear Mr. Cornwell,
I just want to say how much I enjoyed your interview with Judith Spelman in the January 2013 edition of the U.K. "Writing Magazine". As a relatively new writer, even though I am 65 years old, I found your comments as to your writing methods exceptionally helpful. May I wish you continued success in your literary career.
Best wishes,
Patrick Griffin

Hello sir

I am  a soldier in the  United States Army as well as a senior in college. I would simply like to tell you, as a 23 her old veteran and young man, that your series of the archers tale as well as the story of Arthur have shaped my mind about historical fiction and make me always want to read more. I simply wanted to thank you for creating such wonderful works.Hope your new year is great. And can't wait to read the fourth book in the archer  tale series.
Roy Sundstrom

I picked up an ARC of the Last Kingdom at the library sale in Woodstock, NY. I have a summer home in the area and raid the sales regularly. I keep a pile of reading material about 5 feet tall. I guess some reviewer tossed it in the bin at the library. I read about 50 novels a year. So far I find Uhtred to be an interesting character, as is the period. Far too few people write about the Norse, who had a dramatic influence on the world today. Their explorations alone are fascinating , considering they were some 600 years in advance of Columbus . with smaller ships and virtually no charts or instrumentation other than the stars. They originated representative government and elected councilmen. I see that there are more in the warrior series, so I guess I am hooked.

I have been into the Norse ever since reading Michaerl Crichton's Eaters of the Dead in the 70's . Great book, nobody read it.

Shakespeare was right about the lawyers. America would be a far better place if they were stricken with an occupational disease, like hoof and mouth, only worse.

Many thanks, Tak, Vielen dank, Muchas grasias for the type face . I can actually read it easily , without reading glasses that sooner or later destroy your eyeballs. For a half century I was blessed with 20-20 hindsight, which is gradually slipping, like everything else.

Arthur Frank

Mr. Cornwell,

First and foremost I wanted to say that reading (and re-reading over and over) your stories has been one of the most enjoyable things of my life.  I am a sailor both at heart and in profession and I can say without a shadow of a doubt that your incredible stories (particularly the Sharpe series) have kept me sane through many long and difficult deployments.  I can't tell you how much I look forward to my watches ending so I can escape to join the South Essex on the current adventure.

Someday I hope to make a vacation of traveling Europe (maybe India as well) and seeing for myself what you have described in your stories.  I would love to see both Seringapatam and Badajoz.

Thank you again for everything,

Morgan Way

War of the Roses - As a proud  South Yorkshireman from Sheffield I would love to read your take on this piece of history.

Mark Green

Hi Bernard
I’m just ‘all of a tingle’ at the moment, writing to you.
You see, you’ve been a part of my life for so long now, almost on a daily basis for years.
It started with my first ‘Sharpe’ book and just keeps rolling through.  I keep all the books as they are read.  Often, not having a new, one I go through the book case and pull out a re-read.  Most of your books I have read at least three times, probably a couple of years apart. ‘1356’ is just great, thank you.
Over a few years I’ve attended evening class’s, been to a couple of College courses and a stab at poetry once (quite enjoyable) and I enjoy writing (all tucked away in filing cabinet).  All much to my wife’s annoyance –
‘You should get them published ‘she says, but I just enjoy the writing.
Just read your article in ‘Writing Magazine’, its great, as one would expect.

Might be the nearest I’ll ever get to ‘speaking with you’ but I hadn’t better tease it out to long.

Thank you so very much

Respectfully

Graham Bolton

It seems I must needs change the name of my Wessex Sagas  which have been on line starting 2002 as you have come along and used it!!
You are a only prose writer and I only write in verse, however, I shall have to change what I do as I have no commercial power.
Oh, and by the way you have a detail wrong.  (Not that it is important in fiction). Try marching in full 9th century armour with full equipment and food from Athelney, fording several rivers to Edenstone in Wiltshire (76KM as crow flies) then attacking up a 1:5 incline in 48hours.  It cannot be done so actual location of Battle of Edington must remain unknown for the time being.

Like your ripping yarns though!

Trevor Morgan,
Somerset

Back in 2008, somebody asked about  a novel dealing with the Black Douglas. I was rereading old posts and it jogged my memory. Nigel Tranter wrote a novel entitled Black Douglas. Here is the Wikipedia entry for it:
"Black Douglas

First published in 1968

Set 1448–1452, during the reign of James II, the central character is William Douglas, 8th Earl of Douglas, who restored the power of the Earls of Douglas following the murder of the 6th earl. It ends with William's murder at the hands of James II himself, in Stirling Castle. It makes some speculative claims about his allegedly disfunctional marriage with Margaret Douglas, Fair Maid of Galloway."

Keep up the good work, and best wishes for 2013.

Greg Stewart