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I know you have a lot of requests for more Starbuck books and while I hold very little hope that we will see one soon I would like to throw one thought in your direction We are approaching the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. While it is still a few years off it would give you time to work a Starbuck book or two into the rotation for publication during that time. When I dream I see several more in the series Fredericksburg (winter of 1862-63 Chancellorsville (spring 1863) Gettysburg (summer 1863) Wilderness/Spotsylvania/Cold Harbor (spring 1864) Early's Raid (Monocacy/Ft Stevens) (summer 1864) Shenandoah Valley (summer-fall 1864) Richmond Petersburg (Winter 1864-65) Appomattox (spring 1865) With hope that we will see some more Starbuck Bob Smart Middletown Valley (East of Antietam, South of Gettsyburg) MD

Hello there. Just wanted to say how much I have enjoyed reading your books. I have just finished reading (again) the Sharpe series and by way of compliment can tell you that I am still hungry for more. Can't help feeling that a man like Sharpe could not settle in France post Waterloo and wondered if America beckoned. I can see men like Sharpe, Harper and Fredrikson teaming up again to forge a new life and disproving Leroy who I think said "Money talks, talent walks"... Great line. PS Should anyone determine that this constitutes an idea for a book, I hereby relinquish all and any such claim. Cheers.

Phil Curran

I have spent many enjoyable hours with your books. Thank you for them. I was very surprised to see the name of Price Lewis show up in The Starbuck Chronicles. He was imprisoned at Castle Thunder, where he befriended my wife great grandfather, Anson Barns, how had been arrested in Wisconsin and returned south under the Fugitive Slave Act for running a station on the Underground Rail Road. Anson died in prison and Price Lewis, upon his release, returned his effects to the family in Lake Geneva. The family supported him for years and over the years made many attempt to secure a Union Army Pension for him, always unsuccessfully. Lewis died in 1911, when he committed suicide by jumping from the Pulitzer Building in New York City. If you have any interest in further info, we have a great deal of original documentation that we would be pleased to share. My wife and I are devoted fans who have enjoyed all of Sharps, Starbuck, Grail,the Arthur Books which I think are the best take on the legend that I am aware of, along the numerous others that we have read. Thank you again for the pleasure you have brought us. Sincerely ED & Lyn MARGOLIS

Hi Bernard, your latest book Azincourt was fantastic I puchased it and read it in one day! Thanks AJ

Hello, Ii just wanted to say you are an awesome writer. I'm sure you get that a lot haha. However credit is due. I am reading The Saxons Stories. This is becoming my favorite series of all time. I look forward to the fifth book.

Kyle Sjurset

Dear Bernard,I have just finished the Grail Quest trio & Azincourt,& enjoyed them immensely.Having visited both Crecy & Azincourt battlefields I find you have brought the battles to life & made my visits seem as if I was there on those historic days.Thank you for your splendid historical "fiction".I am now starting the Arthur books.Sincerely yours,Tony Alexander,Norwich,Norfolk.

I just wanted to say how much I enjoy your books. As a bookseller, I have often recommended your books to customers, having especial success with 'Winter King' and 'Azincourt'. I love the way you really capture the feel of the time in which your books are set, and its obvious you do a lot of research on the periods covered. I have always been interested in Medieval history, but your books have inspired me to read up on other periods - I started reading up on the Napoleonic Wars after reading Sharpe, and the American Civil War after reading the Starbuck Chronicles. So I just wanted to say how much I enjoy reading your work. And I'm sure many other people have picked up on this, but your character Colonel Lassan from the Starbuck Chronicles is Sharpe's son?

Jon Hing

Hi, Mr. Cornwell! I was in Book Biennial in Brazil. I ask you about Artur to be a nice guy or not. I don't know if you, sir, remember. But, this is no problem. What I want say this time, or better, ask. Is if you can give to me your autograph? Because, I couldn't get one in the days you were there. I stay a little sad for this, but I have sure I go to have so many chances in future. But.. if you can, I really really really appreciate. Thank you for you wonderfull books and your kindness. With love, Vanessa J. Carrero A. de Mesquita

Greetings Mr. Cornwell, I am James and I have recently finished reading your book Agincourt.. Now, Im not into Blogging or Twitter&umm...ing, or Message Board posting but after reading this book I felt compelled to write you and relay my experience regarding the reading of it. First to say that my commute to and from work is a long one, which means I have a lot of time with little to do besides listen to music and an occasional nap. My boss, an avid reader, upon hearing this said Well then you should read! and since then has been bringing me bags of books to read for the trip, with the agreement that after I finish, I donate them to the local library&where my copy of Agincourt is now (pity, as I didnt know that I could send it to you (with return postage, of course) and you would actually sign it.). So anyway, thats how I came upon this book. In regards to the book itself&well&I must complement you. I have never before been so brought into a story as to where I could actually see, hear, smell, touch and feel what the characters experience. I vividly saw them and experienced what they did, as if I was standing next to them&with them, and if the story described&as them. Never before have I been so carried along with the growth of the characters (For example the growth of a semi-naïve forester into a seasoned warrior.). And never before have I come across such blending of historical fact and that which you conjured up from your imagination to create the characters and their experiences. This is not to say that I have never read a good book before&I have, but this book was altogether different. As for the complement itself&well, I was going to use brilliant, but if I remember right that word is already used on the books jacket so Ill not repeat it. My complement for this book and yourself is then& After I finished the last word of the last page, I took a breath, and went back to the first word of the first page&and read the book all over again. I have never done that with a book I have read before and have not done it with a book I have read since. THANK YOU ! Sincerely, James Aldrich Pasadena, CA

Dear Bernard, I bought "The Winterking" about 11 years ago. Started reading it then but didn't like it and stopped after 4 pages.... Big mistake. I "discovered" the book a few weeks ago while reorganizing my bookshelves and started reading. Just one word: Fantastic!! Loved it. Thanks for writing it. By the way, I bought the last Sharpe in 2006. Will there be more Sharpe books in the near future? Thanks again for writing "The Winterking". Best, Pieter Lak The Netherlands