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After watching Sharpe again on television, he could almost be a Churchillian figure. viz the "The Young Winston", maybe future books about Sharpe could have him entering politics.
John Bray

I love your books, especially the Arthur and Alfred stories. I have just read "A Crowning Mercy" and felt so strongly that I have to let you know how moved I was by the ending. Never before have your books (or any book) made me cry, but this one did, in joy, at the end with such a wonderful twist. Is this because your wife had some input? I don't need a reply. I just wanted you to be aware of how much pleasure this book in particular brought to me. Regards, Chrisitne M Crossland

Just would like to thank you, have just finished the grail quest trilogy, best thing on history made the whole era come to life for me, read all three novels one after the other could not put them down. I am now starting the Saxon stories, so for just as good, also read the Arthur books which i enjoyed your research is the best, brings history to life for me,again I thank you. Colin
Blake

I have just finished and enjoying The Bloody Ground. I'm very disappointed that I don't have another Starbucks book to read! You know, the war didn't end with Sharpsburg! Please get busy and write, there are more battles for him to experience as well as the surrender and life after the war. Betty Luck

I had watched a couple of Sharpe movies with my father when I was little, and noticed the series at Chapters here in Canada, I have since read the whole series multiple time. They are great to read. Thank you.
George Clifford

Just wanted to say how much I am enjoying immersing myself in The Saxon Stories. I've always been interested in that period of English history and, as in all your books, you make everything come so alive. You can practically hear the clash of the swords and smell the blood! I particularly like how you put everything in context. Yes, Uhtred and Ragnar are bloody killers who thoroughly enjoy it, but that was life back then--kill or be killed. Fight for your home, your land, your family, your honour. I have a small collection of non-fiction books on English history so I keep referencing them for more information on the "real" characters and dates and so on. You seem to be pretty accurate compared to some other historical fiction I have read. Your portrayal of the priests and the Church makes me suspect you are really a pagan at heart yourself! I'm sorry I'll have to wait another couple of years until the next installment comes out in paperback. I also enjoyed The Arthur Books and Stonehenge, and I think I'll tackle The Grail Quest next. Heather Mousseau

Dear Bernard, My wife and I live in Victoria, BC, Canada and we are voracious readers of your books. I have just today finished the last of the Sharpe series and have also enjoyed the Warlord Chronicles and the Last Kingdom Series. We are enthralled by the details of the times that you so successfully weave into the tales. We are both enthusiastic genealogists (Sylvia more than I), and our ancestors are mostly British Isles folk who are made much more real in the perspective of your stories of the peoples and the times. For instance, my great-great grandfather Wyse, arrived from London on the Barque Cambria at Quebec in 1812. Sharpe's exploits give me a sense of what is transpiring in the world at that time. Then, my Irish roots in the County Mayo and the origin of O'Higgins being apparently "of the Vikings" is echoed both by Harper's banter and the Last Kingdom series giving me some wonderful insight into family history. As well, my wife's tracings of her name "Blenkin" back to Settrington, Yorkshire in the 1600s, is made so much more colourful by the Last Kingdom series as well as the Arthur books. I'm born in 1944 and trying to retire from my business and I can't imagine you still going strong on fresh fields of stories, but we'll take whatever you can give. I know Mel Bolen here in Victoria and am sorry to have missed your visit here last year. If you are ever in this area you are most welcome to stay at our lovely rural home near the Butchart Gardens. I can't thank you enough for the pleasure you have brought to our lives through your wonderful tales of our past. If only history had been made this interesting when I was at school! Our warmest regards to you, Brian Higgins & Sylvia Blenkin

Dear Bernard. Hello, my name is Colin Stephan. I have never really felt compelled to contact an author of any book that I have read but I am becoming a fan of your books. I usually go for thrillers and horrors when I read but wanted a change. I got my hands on Tim Severin's Viking series and really enjoyed reading them. I was a bit miffed when I finished and wanted more, luckily I came across the grail quest books and found these to be fantastic. Next came the saxon stories, shortly after I had visited Holy Island and Bamburgh Castle. I have found that this really helped my enjoyment of these books, it seemed to add life to the stories. I have just finished the Arthur series and now understand why these are your favourites, I loved them and found my main problem was sleep deprivation, I just could not find the right time to put them down and stayed awake late into the mornings to carry on reading (in a way I am glad they are finished as I can now get some sleep). My interest in history has been reawakened and I have begun to read more about British history, and enjoy it, as a direct influence of reading these stories. I have a feeling that I will be starting on the Sharpe series soon and fear for work and studies, they will surely suffer. Thanks for the books. Good luck and good health, Regards. Colin Stephan.

Bernard, Just a simple e-mail to let you know how much I have enjoyed reading your Saxon series with Uhtred. It is outstanding. This has been the first series of yours I have read, and I plan on picking up others. I just finished "LORDS OF THE NORTH" in 2 days. I look forward to the story continuing. Long live Uhtred, and Bernard Cornwell. Thank you....Jack Allen

Congratulations-if anyone had told me I would find the Peninsular War a riveting read-I would have laughed hysterically...as it is, I am continually hunting down more "Sharpe" books to read..and suffering withdrawal if I can't find any (we live in Spain-so it can be difficult). Keep writing them, I'm catching up with you. Jayne Lamb