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Hello Mr Cornwell Our musical group Tillers Folly are dedicated readers of your amazing novels, we released our new single titled Death & Taxes inspired from Gallows Thief. our good friend Jack Whyte introduced us to your wonderful books. cheers! Nolan Murray

Felt compelled to write to say a big THANK YOU for The Saxon Tales. Just finished 'Death of Kings And can hardly wait for the next episode, which I assume will be a year to 18 months from now. Lord Uhtred must be the most vivid historical character ever written. In the event the series is ever filmed please recommend Gwynneth Paltrow to play Aethelflaed. Just looked up your biography and see you were born in London in 1944. So was I, only in January not February. I was born in a bomb shelter in the back garden in Wimbledon while the bombs were dropping. Like you I married an American and now live in Arizona. I am amazed at how much you have packed into your 67 years - hope you continue living and writing for another 67 years. Once again, many thanks for The Saxon Tales and the early history of England. I have just rummaged through my many boxes of books in the garage to hunt out a small copy of The Anglo Saxon Chronicle (Everyman's Library # 623 Translated by G.N. Garmonsway) and will read it. Do hope you will visit Arizona one day; if you do I will definitely come to listen to you and buy a book for signature. Sincerely, Susan Alves

Mr. Cornwell - I have just finished your new Saxon Tales novel, Death of Kings. May I say first that I have read various of your books, and that the Saxon Tales is by far, in my opinion, your best work. That being said, I am unfortunately obligated to include a second comment. The Death of Kings is a serious disappointment. You seem to have fallen prey to the unfortunate temptation of milking a good story for additional sales. Up until The Burning Land, the Saxon Tales books have been full of plot, dialogue, and characters that are wonderful and unique. This trend comes to a screeching halt with Death of Kings. Please provide what your powerful characters deserve, what your plot demands, and what your readers so eagerly anticipate - a conclusion. By extending the series through yet and again "one more book," you cheapen your work, disappoint your readers, and make what was an absolutely classic literary series into something considerably less. Your reputation may be as "Britain's storyteller," but Death of Kings is the best that neither Britain nor Bernard Cornwall has to offer. You have shown that you can do considerably better; for your own sake and ours, please do so. Cordially - Glenn Young

Just finished "Death of Kings". I LOVE the Saxon Stories. Looking forward to the next installment. My husband listens to books on CD due to his eyesight. I'm going to start him on this series. Thank you for your wonderful stories.

Ellen L. Martin

Re Capt John Molloy, RN and 95th Foot / Rifle brigade (1st and 2nd Bat): Just read a 2011 post on the bulletin about Molloy and the remarkable overlaps with the life of Richard Sharpe. I've been researching Molloy for 6 yrs. He became a gentleman and deserved to be thought of as such but had to hide his roots because of his position here in Australia. Much of what's been published is incorrect including information in Gil Hardwick's paper 'The Irish RM'. I've just watched yet again the complete Sharpe episodes in one go and it really is like seeing John Molloy. My new biography about the Molloys (husband and wife) will be published later this year and perhaps you'll enjoy reading the true and colourful tale of the man who seems to be Sharpe's shadow. Many new sources have come to light and he had quite a war. By the way, young Molloy actually just missed Trafalgar - he was busy having another adventure in a burning ship but no-one else knows that - yet! I've so often thought that you would have sent Dick Sharpe onward to the Swan River Colony (Perth) if you had known about Molloy. The life of a settler in the wilderness was quite something - but a walk in the park to a veteran of the peninsular wars. Thanks for the books Mr Cornwell.

Bernice Barry

Just finished "Death of Kings" and loved it! Thank you so much. I'm a Christian and get so upset at how the priest act. I tell Uhtred all the time he should tell them to kiss his arse and go live with Ragnar where he is loved and appreciated and be happy. Can't wait for the next book. God bless.

Joanna

"Death of Kings" finally made it to the States. Another great effort. Wonderful reading on a cold wet weekend. Uhtred is surely one of the great characters of all time. The bad part is I will now have to wait for a year or two for his next adventure. We are both getting older so you might consider writing faster.

Nels Krogh

Just bought the latest in the Uhtred series, and I'm sure I'll enjoy it. I can't take another minute in Westeros, where the heroes are killed off, and the bad guys go through a half baked redemption and are then served in the formers' place. B.C., keep on truckin'.

Peter Lalor

19th Century - My favourite era for warfare :) I have realised there will be no more Starbuck books (which I thoroughly enjoyed), but maybe there will be another series based in that time frame, I'm sure there have been many queries like this, but it would be really cool if there was another book based in the 1800's, and I know it would be top quality, like the Sharpe and Starbuck books (I have not read the Medieval ones). Thanks :)

Charles Howard

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