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Dear Bernard Cornwell, Steve, 18 Dec 06, asked if /when Lords of the North and Sharpe's Fury would be available in Australia. I can confirm that both are in bookshops (and I have bought them. Much of your backlist is also available, and any could be ordered in by any decent bookseller. I mentioned earlier that I was looking for the Winter King, but have found a second hand copy in Sydney. Thanks for your advice on finding a copy. Am enjoying Sharpe's Fury. Poor guy, bad luck with his serious women, (good luck with non-serious ones) nearly bled to death in Sharpe's Gold, seriously wounded by Lucille before falling for her and now a depressed fracture of the skull! I wonder that anyone survived in those days, especially in the military/navy. I guess that those who got to 20 or so, more or less unscathed, had excellent immune systems and constitutions of iron. Elizabeth Smith

I am thoroughly engrossed in the Saxon stories - when do you anticipate publishing the next one? Read Lords of the North as soon as it was available - loved the Grail quest and the Arthur books - have read them all! Regards Sandra

Mr. Cornwell, I love all your books that I have read (haven't gotten around to the sharpe series yet) and you quickly became one of my favorite authors alongside David Gemmell, Louis L'Amour, Orson Scott Card, etc. The reason I was contacting you is to let you know that I had formed a fan club for you on Myspace. http://.groups.myspace.com/cornwell. I just thought that you should know, and hoped that some other fans who might not know about it as of yet might like to join. Thank you, and I can't wait for more Starbuck and Uhtred! Yours truly, Jason Crowson

Hello Bernard, just wanted to let you know that here in Perth, Western Australia I too cannot get enough of your books. I have devoured them frantically since the "Tiger". Now I cannot find one I have not yet read ... please write faster, and more, and faster. And seriously, it's important that you recognize when to conclude a series, even though we yearn! It's a great way to have us! Linda Mortimore

Wishing you and your family all the very best for a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year. I look forward to reading all of your excellent books as they continue to be published and thank you again for all of the entertaining reads to date. I enjoyed meeting you at the Sharpe Appreciation Soc "10th Birthday Bash" & at your book signing/talk at Waterstones, Bath. Hope to see you again in 2007 (perhaps at an event with all the other SAS gang when next on weapons demonstration duty). Best regards, Martin Parfitt, Salisbury

Just wanted to thank you for all the good hours I have spent with Sharpe and all of your other books. Bruce Cranstoun

Mr. Cornwell, I just finished The Archers Tale and am anxious to read the next book in the series. I started reading your work about a year ago with The Last Kingdom. I find the way you write to be very captivating. Descriptions of trees and clouds, sheilds and ships are so complete, it is very easy to simply close my eyes and smell the stench from a pig stall or the salty air of the ocean. The way you weave historical content and fictional characters is fantastic. I have read many comments from admiring fans and just wish to add my gratitude. It sounds like you're going to keep up the good work. Thank you. Buddy Boyd Nampa, Idaho

Please please complete the starbuck chronicles, love sharpe, but like nate even more tks. Peter Dalton

Thanks for your efforts. I have enjoyed all your works that I have read. While it may mean that you sell a few less copies, I have made it a policy to pass them on to the VA hospital in Houston, TX after I am done. They seem to be much appreciated there. Keep it up, you are entertaining a fairly large group of old fogies who remember the smoke and confusion not all that different from what you describe in the "Sharpe" series. Thanks,
Richard Goldy

Dear Mr. Cornwell, I'm a 15 year old Brazilian citizen, and I have been a reader of your books for the past three years. I would just like to thank you for the wonderful books you have been writing, be certain that you have many fans here in Brazil (I have many friends in Rio de Janeiro who, like me, love your work). I read six of your books in the translated version, and bought the other ones in Amazon.com. Either in Portuguese or English, they were excellent! Thanks again, Isabel