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Thank you. You've given me a passion for reading and it has changed my life. I always buy your books, I never get them from a library. I greatly appreciate you as an author. You've gotten many marines through long depressing deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan and I thank you for helping us maintain our sanity (to some degree). Thank you again sir, and I wish you a long and happy life.
Jesse Alexander Lauch

Thank you very much for your great books. I have especially revelled in Azincourt and all of the Saxon stories so far and I look forward to "The Burning Land". I do sincerely hope "Azincourt" makes it to the cinema, if it did I would drag my family to the cinema and get it on dvd. Funnily though after reading your books I have only just found out how mucky Tanners were, with their stinking pits, never mind I would like to think my ancestor was an archer like Nick Hook. I also thank you for your portrayal of the common man, in the archer. Reading your books gives me a great sense in English pride, patriotism and proudness. Thank you and keep up the good work.

Richard Tanner

Dear Mr. Cornwell, I hope my message finds you healthy, wealthy, and wise. I am an young American man who has discovered your writings by sheer luck. We 'Yanks', in general don't appreciate you the way we should. You may be 'Britain's Storyteller' but you may very well be ours as well. I have always loved Arthur since I was a boy, and when I read 'The Winter King' as a grown man I became truly fulfilled. My explorations of your work have since made me a Briton, a Saxon, a Dane, a Copperhead and Scallywag. I am witness to the making of Stonehenge and an archer at the battle at Agincourt. I am about to begin the canon of Sharpe novels you have crafted. My only wish is to one day read a final book of Starbuck. I would love to hear your take on Gettysburg. Perhaps an appearance of one of my favorite characters, Thaddeus Bird. An overdue end to Billy Blythe. I know you as a fan of Forester as I am also. Please give Starbuck a final story in the vein of Hornblower, even if only a short story. Your most humble servant, Christopher Lynch.

Hi Bernard. Well it is a cold winter's night here in Australia and I have just finished reading Azincourt. A good read once again, well done. Having read your Saxon and Grail Quest series, I fear I am becoming an addict. I just wanted to say thank you and like all the others on the site, pass on my thanks for your efforts in research and writing. In particular I always enjoy reading the Historical Notes, and appreciate your honesty there regarding what you have taken liberties with for the purposes of making a better tale. I have never been a very big reader, but your books have stirred a love for books in me that has only been stirred by Tolkien's work before yours. I haven't ventured into the Sharpe series yet, but the Warlord series is next on my to do list. Again my thanks. Craig

I just finished the Starbuck Chronicles yet again. The only problem is that I now have to find something else to read! I thoroughly enjoy reading your books. As a history teacher and a Civil War re-enactor I appreciate how you have taken the story of historical events and made them human...not just in this series, but in your other books and series that I have enjoyed as well. If you ever find yourself in California, let me be the first to invite you to participate in one of the many Civil War re-enactments that occur here. Perhaps that will inspire you to continue with Starbuck's adventures....

Scott Hill

Mr Cornwell I have just finished reading Azincourt, I have never read a book so fast I was so captivated by your ability to describe everything that Nick Hook saw. I felt as if I was standing there with him all through out his journey. I usually struggle with novels because I'm very dyslexic even at 20 years old, but this is the first book I've read where I just found it so brilliant to read I couldn't put it away. I'm a military enthusiast myself and I thank you for creating such a fantastic book which just filled my imagination. Thanks again Matthew Shipman

Hi, Bernard ! Excuse-me for my bad English! I'm from Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Leblon, do you know? Yours books are translate to Portuguese and I read all of them. Well, I have just express my feelings about you. God bless you! Um grande abraço ! Marcus Plaisant.

It goes without saying that I love the books - especially Azincourt, the Grail Quest and Sharpe. I first met historical fiction when I was about 11 (now 77)and read Georgette Heyer's Spanish Bride. The fact that they were real people blew me away and I read everything I could find(not much in boarding school in wartime and when all my parents' books were in storage.)But CS Forester and later Patrick O'Brian are high on my regular reading list. Back to Harry Smith - I can't believe that he and Richard Sharpe didn't meet. Their home lives were very different but their military exploits! Thank you.

Belinda

JELLIED EELS!. Now i`ve caught your attention I`d like to add my support to an earlier question - if you are not yet fed up with the dark age period, I`m sure you could do a fantastic job with the events leading up to The Battle of Hastings either as a short series or one off such as `Azincourt`, if you can find the time check out `TBOH sources and interpretations` by Morillo. Thanks and keep up the good work! Allan Konca

Dear Mr Cornwell, I felt I had to write to commend you on your Warlord trilogy which I have just finished reading a few moments ago. It is difficult to type through the tears ..... I am 42 years old & have been reading since the age of 10 & no other book[s] have affected me in this way before. This trilogy is one of the most beautifully written, emotive & historically challenging that I have ever read - I was in every shield wall alongside Derfel & raged for him at every injustice & broken oath, you sir are a literary genius & I salute you & proud Derfel & wanted to say a heartfelt thank you for bringing those boyhood heroes of mine to life within the pages of your books. Thank you for the tears & for the joy that you have brought into my life - long may these heroes live in our hearts & souls. Thank you Simon Grant