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Hi, I wanted to say I'm a huge fan of Uhtred Ragnarson and I hope you will be publishing the next book in the series very soon, tomorrow would be good! Cheers Craig

Dear Sir, I enjoy your books. Thank you very much. Lennon

Hello, I know you get many emails and letters from people who love your books. I have read the complete Sharpe Series (OK, so it took me almost five years, through three deployments with the military!), and also Redcoat. Your series was the reason my interest started in the Napoleonic Era, the wars, and most especially, the personalities that shaped the times and the period after that. I just wanted to tell you Thank You for an excellent series of books, and look forward to any other installments that you may write in the future. Sincerely, Norman Harvey Master Sergeant, US Army Deployed to Operation Iraqi Freedom

Mr. Cornwell, I discovered you through your Grail Quest series and I want to add myself to your list of readers urging you to ensure that the Arthur series and the entire Sharpe series are made available on the Amazon Kindle electronic book reader. I just a few moments ago finished the first Sharpe book "Sharp's Tiger" and enjoyed it immensely, but was frustrated to find that the second book in the series is not available in Kindle format. I hope this will be remedied quickly. I can't wait to read the remainder of the series.

Keith Thompson

Just to let you know that your 'Saxon Stories@ books are reviewed on our web site www.booksfromboris.com. This is an independent web site which reviews books & role play games and receives in the region of 42000 hits a month. Kind regards Brian J Kitchen aka Boris

Upon finishing your Starbuck Chronicles i felt the need to write you an email and thank you for the wonderful books that have entertained me during the last months.I first started with The Grail Quest going then thru The Arthur Books and now finishing with Starbuck.I can remember few modern authors who managed to keep me so much time apart from my daily duties just so that I can read their books.I guess my next Amazon order will contain your Saxon stories which I'm looking forward to read.I wrote you this mail not to ask you something special or make inquiries about future books but rather to tell you that I really admire your work and you can say that I've become a fan. Have a nice day and all my best wishes! Stefan

First, Mr. Cornwell, I don't find your admonishments to be "unfriendly." You did your best to not make them harsh, and you succeeded. You sound like an exceedingly charming guy. Most of us understand the constraints (legal, time, financial) that all successful authors must comply with. I am not asking for anything. I just want to make a comment on your latest writing, "Agincourt." When I heard that you were writing a novel on this battle, to me this was the "perfect storm." I've always enjoyed your writings, and particularly enjoy your historical military novels. Nobody depicts a battle scene better than you. I've managed to real all your Sharpe books. Agincourt is the one European battle that has always intrigued me the most. I have a particular fondness for archery in battle. Enough said. So, the perfect storm was formed when you wrote of my favorite European battle. I'm almost half-way through and am enjoying it very much. Should you ever write a novel on my most favored American battle field (Champion Hill, Civil War), I'll be first in line to buy the book. Thanks for great reads. Phil Coleman Davis, CA

Dear Mr Cornwell, I am an avid reader and particularly enjoy books based on historical wars and conflicts. I have therefore, in the past few years been steered towards your wonderful novels. I have to say I haven't read many of your Sharpe books (yet!) but those I have read I have found thrilling. what I love about your writing is the fact that I feel like I'm learning a lot as I read them. (My father has been inundated with questions about the differences between rifles and muskets, and the order of ranks in the army!). Now I'm coming to what I really wanted to tell you about. I have recently started reading your new book Azincourt. The Hundred Years War is not a familiar topic to me but I knew I would love it just from reading the blurb. Anyway, I have also recently started looking at the play Saint Joan by Bernard Shaw for a performance of it for A level drama. I just had to contact you to say thank you because reading Azincourt in conjunction to the play has been fantastic! Hook's voices and the way you describe them has really helped me and the rest of my group to understand the voices that Joan of Arc is talking about in the play. Your novel has really helped us to understand the context of the play, and your description of the battle scenes is helping us to choreograph a movement scene depicting the siege at Orleans. So, thank you very much for helping us with our A level drama. Your book has inspired us and educated us (and I'm only half way through!). I can't wait to read the rest! Yours sincerely Jemma Adams

Dear Mr Cornwell, I am a recent convert to the Sharpe novels as a result of reading the excellent introductions that you had written for a recent reprint of the Hornblower novels. I must admit that I have become completely addicted and read the first four one after the other! I am now pacing myself more judiciously to ensure that I have got another one to look forward to for as long as possible. There is no need at all to respond, I just wanted to thank you for the pleasure that your writing has given me. Kind regards Lawrie Procter

in reply to Geraint who mentioned Edward 1st and the creation of the UK, I do believe that although he aspired to conquer all Britain he failed and it was a Scottish king, James 6th who realised this dream and had the union flag designed as a flag for all Britain, There was an excellent series on BBC a while back, "A history of Scotland", which charted it from a northern territory of Britain through to James 6th ascending the English throne. It opened my eyes to a lot of things I never knew and blew away a few myths, well worth watching if you get the chance. Peter Brown