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I have greatly enjoyed following Richard Sharpe over the years. I have now discovered the Grail Quest series and have enjoyed these even more. Please keep up the good work

George Reid

Hello Bernard, I just wanted to say that I've come to your wonderful books a bit late, but am fast making up for lost time. I've read Stonehenge and am nearly finished The Saxon Stories; I find Uhtred to be a marvelous protagonist. Although employed as a business writer (proposals, tech docs, etc.), I'm looking forward to the day when I have some time to devote to writing some historical fiction of my own. In other words, you've inspired me, which I know is one of the best compliments a writer can get, as it comes from the heart. Thank you. :) -Alan Tarrant, Raleigh NC

Hi Mr. Cornwell.. not sure how I missed your books all these years, but I just wanted to tell you that I am making up for lost time... As a retired Army officer, you have sent me into what we call "the box" - a tactical problem that is nonstop.. only this box is one of reading pleasure. I have already referred you to many of my colleagues, but with the caveat..to beware, because there are 20 books in the Sharpe series! All the best and many thanks from an old infantry guy. John Smolenski

We are neighbors in history, so to speak, though hardly neighbors of current geography. I descend from the Percys of Northumberland, and Alnwick Castle, a map will show, is not too far from Bamburgh Castle, home to some of your antecedents. I have just in the past month begun to read your Saxon series. I began with "The Lords of the North" and have now backtracked to the first book in this series, with plans to read books two and four. All are under my roof. I was delighted to visit your website last night to learn that you have written a fifth book in the Saxon Stories, to be released next month. I did not grow up in California with any knowledge of my British ancestry--rather the focus in Kern County schools was on the numerous native tribes in the state, the Spanish Padre Junipero Serra, and the string of Spanish missions. It is only since 2003 that I, a former print reporter and in my 50s, began to slowly piece together our family's story. The Loomises, from Braintree, Essex, East Anglia, arrived in ancient Windsor, Connecticut, in 1638. The elite prep/boarding school, Loomis Chaffee, today sits on the ancestral Loomis homestead; there is a blurb on the school's website about emigrants Joseph and Mary White Loomis who came to these shores with eight children. I have learned during the last handful of years that through my paternal great-grandmother, I am descended from four prominent Puritan pastors of New England: John Wilson, John Wilson Jr., Thomas Hooker, and Grindal Rawson. Elizabeth Mansfield Wilson, wife of John Wilson, who served as first pastor of Boston's First Church, is of Plantagenet descent (the Eure line in Douglas Richardson's recent genealogy tome about the Plantagenets). I picked up your Saxon series because you write of my very distant great-grandfather, Alfred the Great of Wessex. Your books in this series are fun, well written, and provide pleasant hours of entertainment. The vivid historical fiction you create puts some flesh on history. I hope to visit England for the first time, I hope in 2011. Thank you for your marvelous efforts. Linda Loomis San Antonio, Texas

Hello Mr. Cornwell I've read all the Saxon series and just finished Azincourt. I wish to say that I love your work very much and I intend to read all your books. I read a rumor on the internet that Azincourt will be made into a movie in 2012, is this true? Thanks a lot and Congrats on your success. Marvin Zammit. Malta

Just finished Agincourt...great and entertaining work! I served as an infantry captain before injured in the line of duty (West Point, Class of '80). Since my old injuries have progressively worsened, I retired and spend my time with my passion - history. You capture the life of a soldier well. Thanks for the journey, which harkens back to my time on active duty in Europe. I look forward to your next adventure! Chris

Dear Sir, I am graduated from McGill University in Montreal in 1978 with a degree in History - and although I've never worked in the field, it has always been what fascinates and inspires me. Your books are wonderful! They are thrilling and insightful and I enjoy every one thoroughly! Thank you for them and for the adventure and history they teach. There is no greater drama then that which our Ancestors created. Sincerely M. Samantha Martel

Dear Mr. Cornwell, I asked you a question about two years ago regarding why you believed the British infantry was so effective. You were kind enough to respond with your theory about the relationship between the officers and their men, and I was able to explore that idea in more depth for my Master's thesis. I just wanted to thank you for your time and input. I really appreciate it. Thank you for your work. I always look forward to everything you write!
Jim Shaw

Dear Sir, I am french, I am reading Azincourt and still does not have finished it yet. I am just starting the battle and for the first time, in the subway this morning going through the pages, I have shivered reading a book. Thanks for these deep emotions! The way you describe the scene makes it real and we feel like archers, like Nick Hook and his fellows. It's the first book from you I read and as a french I do not feel all the nuances, but be sure I will others from you. Thanks again. Olivier Camus

Hey, I would just like to thank you very much for all the awesome books you've written, you're by far my favorite author and any other author seems lame and uneducated when placed next to you. I've waited two years it seems to read the next Saxon series, but I can't hardly wait to read it next month! I'm nineteen years old but I started reading the Sharpe series over five years ago. Now I own every single one of the Sharpe books and looking to own all the Saxon and Arthur books too, plus some of your others. Haha, just a word of criticism, I found Redcoat a little too sympathetic to America, but that's just me, coming from Canada there's little love lost between us and our greedy neighbours. Anyways thank you very much and keep up the good work!

Caleb