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dear Mr Cornwell it has been 15 years since I have read a book and I am now 30. About a week ago I was passing a secondhand book shop and in the window I spotted one of your books Harlequin. The cover stood out to me so much I went in brought it for £5 and took it home. I really enjoyed the book so I went to Waterstones and brought Vagabond and Heretic, I also brought the Last Kingdom, the Pale Horseman and the Lords of the North. I would like to say thankyou for writing such fantastic books. I have also got myself a book shelf to put them on. Will you be writng any more books like the Arthur books or Grail quest as I really do enjoy them. I will get the rest of your books to fill my book shelf and I will read them all. I hope this email was not to boring for you. many thanks, Darren Saunders, Bristol, England

Having read "The Lords of the North" as soon as it was available, and thoroughly enjoying it. I am unhappy to see, on checking this the official Website. That it still states that "The Lords of the North" is coming for the year 2006, shame !! I cannot name one novel from Bernard Cornwell, that I have not enjoyed. whether it be "Gallows Thief", "Sharpe", "Arthur" or Stonehenge. I have read them all, more than once. Long may Bernard keep writing.. Regards Dave Trickett an Avid Fan

Dear Mr. Cornwell! I have just finished "The lords of the North" and have read it with the same joy as the other ones. I can hardly wait for books no. 4 to ???. One thing you will not tell me, but, who knows? It struck me that it could be a strange but fine match if Thyra won't go to a nunnery, but would stay with Father Beocca. No? At least, will we see the two sons and the daughter Gisela promised Uhtred? I think it is high time that he got a woman he can keep, at least for a while and some children. And I am very curious how that possible one son will break his heart. By becoming a priest??? That would not just break his heart, I think that would kill Uhtred! :-) Whatever, please keep writing and making your readers happy like me. I know you will.
Grisel

hi I would just like to say when I started rteading you saxon stories searies I couldn't put the books down and can't wait to find out what happens next. Craig

I love your books, I hated history the way school taught it but you bring it to life. I recently had a holiday in Northumberland (a stormy week in January) and I can quite believe how Uhtred loves his homeland. Obviously Bamburgh Castle (Bebbanburg) is relatively modern now, but the coastline hasn't changed and Holy Island is still wonderful. I also regularly visit the Somerset levels and York, so I can live the stories in my head.
Brenda Williams

Meant you in Raleigh a couple of years ago. You signed one of yopur books for me. Just read Lords of the North. Great book! The only problem is I read very fast and you, at least to me, write kinda slow. Keep those books coming. I think I have or listened to every one of your books. Ron Schwartz

Hi, I just wanted to thank you for the immense pleasure reading your books has afforded me! The Sharpe series is excellent and highly addictive. I ventured out and bought some other of your non-Sharpe books. Boy am I glad I did! After picking up the Arthur series, I found my favorite. I've just picked up the Saxon series and am reading through it. Thank you again, and keep up the great writing! I shall look forward to a time (hopefully in the not too distant future) when you'll be in the San Francisco Bay Area signing books. My carrier bag runneth over. Teresa Attree

I just closed the back cover of "Sharpe's Fury". Another bravura sir. Being a Rev War re-enactor, I get the additional benefit of smelling the combat with my mind's nose as well as with my mind's eyes and ears. I also recently purchased and watched "Sharpe's Challenge" which seems to me to be the best produced of the lot, although all were enjoyable. I look forward to Sharpe, Harper and your pen marching again. Eric Chandler

I thoroughly enjoy your books. My favorite is Waterloo because the history ties to the story. As I tell my friends, I like to read historical novels where you can smell the gunpowder. Your books do just that. Don Hughes

1930 at age 10 I read Robert Louis Stevenson's Captain's Courageous and other seafaring stories. Your stories have that same ability to put the reader into the situation. As a WWII Navy vet I long for stories that do that. For instance during WWII our theater time always showed combat pictures taken by combat photographers with a matter of fact comment that explained what was happening. I recently acquired a set of these same photos doctored and dramatized with music and stentorian vocals by NBC that cheapened what I knew to be accurate pictures. Incidentally I suppose you are following up on that arrest warrant since the evil Sergeant killed Chandler. I'm looking forward to it. Albert V. Weaver