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Bernard, I'm a huge fan of your writing, and have been for a while. In a number of your books you mention how priests could not carry blades. Could you direct me to a source (preferably a primary source) that references this, and it's potential exceptions, if the latter applies at all. Thanks, and thank you for giving me hours worth of enjoyment with every book. Theo

Mr. Cornwell, I just wanted to thank you for writing such wonderful books. I have enjoyed them very much. They have filled lots of long idle hours for me. I look forward to your new books. John Wofford

I just completed my first of your books, Agincourt. I could not put it down. I am now going to make my way through other series I've collected of yours. I'm not sure whether I'm going to work my way through the Arthur trilogy first or The Saxon Tales, but after reading Agincourt, either way, I feel like I have a lot of great reading ahead. Thanks. Steven Lloyd

Mr. Cornwell: Yesterday I finished reading "Agincourt" and I had to tell you--line, I am sure, thousands of other people did!--how much I enjoyed the book. Since I was a child I was passionate by the Middle Ages, Ancient Rome/Greece and Egypt. I was just a bit disappointed with the end. It seemed to there was a need to develop a little bit more. But again, I guess it was just the frustration that it ended! Thank you for a wonderful History lesson. Emilia Rosa Kette

Dear Mr Cornwell, I just wanted to thank you for all the enjoyment reading your books have given me. So far I have read the Warlord, Saxon and Grail series' and have just finished Azincourt. I will next be reading the Starbuck chronicles (especially as I have recently finished Jeff Shaara's 'Gods & Generals' which got me interested in this period). You truly have a masterful gift for storytelling and bringing your characters so much to life that the reader can feel what they are going through, share their joy and pain and fret over their future and that of their loved ones. Uhtred has to be my favourite character and eagerly look forward to more of his adventures. Anyway, thanks again and please keep on doing what you do so magnificently ! (Oh and might we be hearing more from Nick Hook in the future ? ) Warmest regards Andy Green

What a splendid and thrilling story - the harsh brutality of the time coming alive as no other book I've ever read - this, I think, is your best book to date, a triumph!!

Geoff Wright

Mr. Cornwell, I just want to say thank you. I have read your Sharpe series, Warlord Arthur series, and I am just about to finish Sword Song of the Saxon series. Your writing is simply masterful. You provide enough information about the setting and mentality during the time periods without providing so much information that the reader becomes bored. For instance, you explain what it must have been like when paganism and christianity were clashing. You also create the characters in such a way that the reader not only understands their personalities, but the reader develops strong opinions regarding them (favorite likeables: Father Pyrlig, Ragnar, and Patrick Harper; those I love to hate: Hakeswill, Ethelred, Lancelot). It is very evident in your books that you truly enjoy your work, and I am extremely grateful. Please keep up the great work, and thank you for the hours of entertainment and education. Sincerely, Justin Davis

I enjoy reading and listening to your books very much. They are a great way to get into historical times. As a result, my husband, Loren, and I are going to go on the Oct. '09 Badajoz tour. In appreciation of your research and good writing, many thanks, Rachel PS we're in the movie biz, thus totally understand your comments about scripts, etc. as practical.

Bernard, I just wanted to say that I have been reading your books since 1981 and have thoroughly enjoyed them all. You have given me a lot of pleasure and I thank you very much. Right now I am reading the Saxon novels and I must say they are as good as the Sharpe novels. Looking forward to he next one. Cheers, Peter.

Just a quick note to say I love your books. I discovered Sharpe first, then the medieval ones, have now found a couple of your thrillers & Excalibur - you're a man of many talents indeed! I've just returned to uni to do honours in history, with the aim of writing historical non-fiction that will appeal to the general public. I have written fiction for years, but until recently had problems with the concept of sending them away! I'm now doing a rewrite of a medieval romance which I feel may have a real chance of publication. The sheer number of quality books you've written serve as an inspiration to me. I intend taking your advice about writing - one of the books I dissect will definitely be yours, probably a Sharpe. My motives are similar too - I'm in love with a Canadian & to live there I need an independent means of providing income. (He wouldn't agree but I'm old-fashioned enough to insist.) Thank you for many hours of reading enjoyment. Regards, Jennie Reid