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Mr. Cornwell, I just finished the 3rd book of your Starbuck series. I am waiting for the 4th. I read a lot of books on the Civil War, and I love them. I don't know if your Mr. Starbuck is going to have more books written about him. After reading your comments you said you had sent him on an extended vacation, well alas, all good things must come to an end, including vacations. Please continue the series. Thank you so much for such good historical information, and making it seem like the reader is right there in the battle w/Mr. Starbuck!
Joyce K. Young

Mr. Cornwell: I am just wrapping up the Grail Quest series of books. The character Thomas is one of your best to date. I am sorry to hear that there won't be any more out in this series. The background elements of the book were fantastic. One had the feeling of being transported back to that time period. All the characters we well done and the interplay also great. Thank you again for you excellent work. I look forward to your next book. Another English archer and more of the Bloody French! Fantastic! John

Dear Mr Cornwell, I am a huge history buff and have enjoyed many of your novels. Great stories and attention to historical detail. I always feel like I'm getting an education while being entertained. But your nautical novels are also very good. I just finished SCOUNDREL and can tell you have a passion for boats. Keep up the great work! Michael Calkins

Mr. Cornwell, I love reading historical adventure novels. They must, however, be strongly based on fact before I really enjoy them. My daughter gave me one of your "Starbuck" books and that has turned me into a Great Fan. Right now I am reading Sharpe(Chronologically) and alternating that with the Saxon stories. Thank you for giving me so many books to look forward to. You are my absolute favorite author.

Ron La Canne

Dear Mr. Cornwell, Just a quick note to say thanks for the great stories. I am a data entry clerk and we are allowed to listen to music and books while we work. I recently listened to the "Winter King" and "Enemy of God" and I am looking forward to hearing "Excalibur". Just wanted to let you know that you and Jethro Tull have gotten me through some otherwise long, tedious shifts of keying! I actually look forward to going to work - so from the Northwest Kingdom of Vermont - many thanks. JoAnne

Mr. Cornwell, Just a note of thanks for providing me many hours of enjoyment. Having just finished Sharpe's Devil, I should double the thanks because you also put the finishing touch on Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey/Maturin series. (Most of us O'Brian fans know that Cochrane was the model for Jack Aubrey.)

Gerald Dalzell

Just researching Bamburgh Castle and noticed Bamburgh Sword which has the same pattern effect as "Serpent Breath" Uhtreds sword in the Saxon stories and was wondering if this was your inspiration for his sword here's a quote from wikipedia "At about 80cm long, and constructed from six individual strands of carbon steel forged together, the sword would have taken several thousand hours to make, and would have been, in the words of Bamburgh Research Project director Graeme Young, "the anglo-saxon equivalent of a stealth jet".The Bamburgh sword is a six pattern-welded sword. In comparison, the sword from the Sutton Hoo burial was a five pattern-welded sword. "
Mark

Dear Mr. Cornwell I've been reading your books for years now. I started off with the Warlord Chronicles in the 90's, moved on to Stonehenge, the Grail Quest and the Saxon Stories from there. For some silly reason I hadn't really considered the Sharpe books at all, but all of that changed in the last 12 months. Since then I've read the entire Sharpe Series, the Starbuck Chronicles and managed to slip Red Coat and Sword Song in as well and I can't wait to get my hands on Azincourt! While reading the Sharpe books, I was also able to infect half of the guys in the office with the "Rifles' Virus" and it seems to be rapidly mutating into the "Saxon Virus". I just wanted to say thank you for writing all these fantastic books. May health and the muses never leave you. Kindest regards from your Swiss fans, Christian

Dear sir This may sound like one of the most corny things but, you are the author that really stirred up an interest within myself to start reading. I started off reading your books with Sharpe's Eagle. You know you have put a curse on that book? I read your forward to the book in 2003 and after that went straight for Sharpe's Tiger and read your books in chronological order but when it came time to reread Sharpe's Eagle I just couldn't read it. Needless to say I have been reading your books since I was twelve. I have read your complete works so far. I love the way you approach the Christian religion in your books giving the more cynical side. I am really glad to see an author really put in the origins of christianity and the Paganism that's really become apart of it. And well if that's what you were not trying to do either way I really enjoyed your books and I will continue to buy them. Liam

Dear Mr. Cornwell, I was given "Stonehenge" by a colleague at work. I was absolutely hooked by your writing. Since, I have been reading and listening to your Saxon, Warlord and Grail series. As you and many of your characters, I was a love child if you will and didn't take my rightful surname until I was 42. I really identified with Thomas of Hookton, being "wellborn" but also "bastard born". Earl William de Bohun (Boone) was my 16th great-grandfather, and being a history buff anyway...you really made the story come alive. (Also, thank you for making my ancestor a good guy!) I am in my 28th year as a police officer in southern California and in a few years I hope to write about the things I have seen. I only hope I can make the pages come alive as you do. I truly appreciate your work and am looking forward to your future books. Best Regards, Robert Boone