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Mr. Cornwell,

Six years ago, while wandering the aisles of a local Barnes & Noble and waiting on a friend, I picked up The Archer's Tale at random. Having never heard of historical fiction, I read the first five pages and made an impulse buy. I'd like to tell you I've never made a better choice of literature (or better impulse buy!) than purchasing your book. I've read most all of your work now, as well as a few other historical novelists. However, your style, attention to detail, and brilliant character development keep you at the very top of my list.

I give you my sincerest thanks for the years of enjoyment you've provided not only me but also a few friends to whom I've suggested your work.

I hope to meet you at some point, and I look forward to seeing the world through the eyes of the character you create next!

-Taylor Doiron

I enjoy greatly your ability to interweave history with fiction. I am sure if more youngsters were to read your work then History would be raised from a dull to an exciting subject, I always recommend your books to youngsters for this reason. Keep up the good work.

Best Regards

Bob Conn

Dear Mr. Cornwell,

My name is Jaques Artuso Grisang, I am a brazillian lawyer, I'm 24 years old and I first read The Winter King about a year ago. From then on I've already purchased The Warlord Chronicles, The Grail Quest, Stonehenge, Azincourt, The Fort and about 6 minutes ago I finished Death of Kings.

I've come here to say that your work is incredible, I love history and I am fascinated by it. So, I find your writings very enjoyable, even the ones that are fairly fictional (like Stonehenge). I am very curious about your early works, like Redcoat, but they are very difficult to come by in Brazil, and only those books I mentioned to have purchased are available in Portuguese (as well as Sharpe's, but I need some more cash to buy those).

Well, what I came here to say, "fandom" aside, is that I wish you many more years to come, that I wish you health and fortune for the rest of your days, and that I pray that you live enough to finish the Saxon Stories, I must see Uthred regain Bebbanburg, and he is my favorite character so far, flawed and full of rage as he is.

Thank you for the many hours of entertainment!

Live long.

Jaques Artuso Grisang

Bernard
I am a recent 38 year retiree from the US Army, were I served as a combat helicopter pilot. My fellow pilots are all fans of your Sharpe’s Series, as we all wished for a simpler battlefield than the one we fought on. While on active duty, I injured my eyes and thus have turned to mp3 audio books. That’s when I discovered your Saxon Series of e-books. Thank you so much for making them available on audio-a lot of authors won’t.
Best
Razorback 7 / CW5 Retired

I want to let you know that you are one of my TOP authors.  I especially enjoyed reading the Saxon Stories, but other titles too!

Thank you for the reading enjoyment!

Regards - Jim

Hello Sir.

Anxiously awaiting Uthred's next dilemma and solution! I so enjoy your Saxon work and the Arthurian stories as well. Mayhap one day you'll do a story from the Scottish side of things? You create the British historical tapestry like no other, and prehistorical too as I am now reading Stonehenge. Please do keep writing sir...
cheers,

Mike Waddell

Read several of your books in the past.  Just finished the Grail Quest Series,  what an enjoyable ride.  Now that it's done, will have to move on to another series. Thanks for many enjoyable hours.  I still hold onto the books, no kindle for me.
Gene Sherwood

Dear Mr. Cornwell

I happened by chance to pick up "Harlequin" in a pokey old bookstore in London Ontario (love those stores, I could easily spend all day there and come out with an empty wallet), and brought it along one day when I knew I would be whiling away some time. My late husband had a meeting with colleagues, and I would need to wait in the car for a few hours.. We then would travel on to a weekend destination.

So there I sat, completely and totally engrossed in your book, which I hugely enjoyed. The hours flew by and when he returned he was very surprised to hear me say, "You're back already?" He was disconcerted to realize that I was firmly stuck in the 1300s, and I confess that he was not entirely pleased that I "had my nose in a book" all weekend! But he forgave me, as he knew his displeasure would not make one whit of difference to me while I was still reading.

I have never forgotten that story, and as a result, back in winter of 2000/2001 I became a collector of any and all Bernard Cornwell books I could find. Twelve years later, my library has grown to about 1900 books, and your titles hold a place of honour. I have most of the Sharpe books, the Saxon Stories, The Grail Quest, and many others.

Unfortunately they are all currently packed away and in storage, as I have sold my house and am a "transient" right now. But I look forward to the day when I will come across those boxes of treasures and sit, surrounded by mayhem, and once again start reading those marvelous medieval tales.

From the bottom of my heart, thank you for sharing your gift.
Thea H

I never used to read books until my dad introduced me to you. He let me read the ''Warlord Trilogy" and ever since then I've been fixed. Your Saxon stories are amazing and "Azincourt" WOW!. The Arthur novels are still my favourites though. This is more of a Thank You than any thing as you've got me reading not just yours but other peoples such as Giles Kristian and Angus Donald. So Thank You. You are always going to be the King of historical Fiction.
Ian Pearson

I have just finished reading Agincourt which was given to me by a friend who is now deceased.  I am just sorry that my grief from his passing delayed me reading your book.  It was throughly wonderful.  My friend had every one of your books and it was in his last year that he encourged me to read your books.  I will now go and start reading them

Ruby Curtis