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Sir Just had to let you know how much I appreciate your books. I have completed The Grail Quest and The Saxon Stories, all in the space of a month, and looking forward to Lord Uhtred's final tale. I also have all of Sharpe's tales, on DVD, I am ashamed to say. :)

Paul O'Rourke

I have just reread the Sharpe Stories and enjoyed them all but in varying degrees. I thought that Sharpe's Sword had a touch of Arthur in them especially when Sharpe threw the Sword into the water. Sharpe's Waterloo was an intense read with the battle running virtually throughout the all book. Sharpe seemed a bit supernumeracy at times in it but I think that was deliberate. However my favourite book was Sharpe's Devil it seemed to me to have all of what makes Sharpe stories so good and fun to read. Thanks for the entertainment again. How about writing about Sweet Williams adventures in America. Just a thought.
Roddy Carter

I don't know if you have access to BBC Four TV shows, but they just ran a two-part program, "How the Celts Saved Britain", which recounts how Ireland survived while Britain began to fall into the Dark Ages and how Ireland's Catholic Monks then brought Christianity back to Britain in the 500s. Quite well done, and while watching it, I recalled your historical plotlines and several plot devices you used in the Arthur trilogy or the first Uhtred novel (borrowed from history), which makes we want to re-read the Arthur set. Thank you for your writing, and the richness that your books and a show like this add to one another.

Bob Selig

I just finished Sharpe's Fury and it's a nice addition to the series! Enjoyed that you worked in Henry Wellesley to the story. Whenever you do get around to the next story, perhaps you could do something at the beginning or the end. Sharpe's Beginning that sees him from the streets to Flanders. Or perhaps something at the end. A special mission for Arthur Wellesley when he is Prime Minister.
Michael Calkins

Thanks for great stories. I axis your work through books on tape. Sorry the Harlequin was not recorded. DC

Dear Bernard, my name is Costanza and Im one of your Italian reader. I live in Tuscany and my father teaches history so I grew up between castles and battles, consequently I love history too. Ive discovered you some years ago, thanks to my boyfriend, Marco, who is another great fan of yours. The funny thing is that our very first real conversation was about your novels. Now five years have passed and in the meanwhile Ive read all of your books. Ive enjoyed all of them, even Azincourt (will it ever had a continuation?). Just to be honest, the Saxon stories are my favourites. Im so eager to read The Burning land. Is it the last novel about Uhtred? I couldnt wait for the Italian translation, so I read them in English, on the other hand Marco wants them in Italian: Hes so proud of his collection of your books. He adores Sharpe and is very upset with the Italian publishing house because a lot of Sharpe tales havent been translated yet. Anyway I love Richard adventures too, although the unluckily end of each of his love stories: you cant disappoint your female audience in such a way!! Obviously Im joking even if its a bitter truth that much of your female characters are doomed from the beginning! Once I was only a reader but in the last years Ive became a sort of writer too. Officially I should be an engineer but Im starting to be bored about numbers. The sad thing about writing is that since Ive started more seriously, I wasnt able to read anything, even slightly, related with my stories. Luckily I write fantasy and other experimental stuff, so yours novels didnt have lost their fascination on me, maybe because they are such masterpieces! I love the way you write and describe, you have the talent to drag us in stories old of centuries without the annoying attitude of a history lesson. Thanks for your stories, they made us dream. Best regards, Costanza & Marco PS: Last summer we went on holidays in Denmark and we had a very good time with your Danes warriors!

Hello Mr. Cornwell, my name is Lucas, I'm from Brazil and I love your books, I've read the Arthur books, grail quest and just finished the 4th book of the saxon stories, and probably going to wait few years, until the book reaches Brazilian shelves, but until then I will read other of your books. Keep the good work! A note, your book covers, at least American and U.K ones, are not very good, so, if you will, check the covers your books are getting in Brazil, they're much better then U.K ones, for example, " http://www.kakofonia.com/gallery/?sectionID=1§ionItemID=208&imageIndex=0&page=0&src=home ", this is the link to the portfolio of the artist that made the cover for Saxon stories in Brazil, hope you have some time to look at it!

Lucas Felipe da Costa

I am constantly consulting your map(s) in your books. I've read almost all of them and am sure I will within the next year. I'm reading faster than you are writing! My point is I would like to see more maps with more detail in each novel in order to follow the action. I read many authors but I think Patrick Robinson does a good job of mapping his submarine tales. Keep writing. More Saxon Tales (waiting anxiously for the next one), also more Sharpe, and Starbuck chronicles.
Mark Wallig

I just read Lords of the North and enjoyed your work thoroughly. When I was in college my history professor skipped over the dark ages because he contended that "nothing happened." As an adult I have found great pleasure in studying this era, from barbarian Rome to the conquest. Your book painted an organic picture of a time and place I like to daydream of visiting. I can see Uhtred, Ragnar, Guthred and Steapa as equals to Achilles, Odysseus, Hector and Ajax. Thanks, Joe

Hello Mr Cornwell, Finally decided I must write and say how much I love Uhtred and Alfred! I live in Brisbane (Australia), and am recently returned from 15 months in England. Made sure we visited Durham Cathedral and the St Cuthbert treasures while we were there. Amazing! Saw the coffin St Cuthbert was buried in (finally) in the cathedral and a priest's stole(?) that Aethelflaed had made. This stuff is REAL! hard to fathom when we have no built or written history here pre 18th century. Any plans for an Australian visit? Can't wait to find out if Gisela is okay in the next book. Thanks a lot Joanna