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I just finished "The Last Kingdom." It was the first book of yours that I have read. I was hooked from the very first page. I cannot wait to read the second book of that series. Thank you for the visit back in time. Timi Hazle

Just a quick email to say how enjoyable and informative I found your lecture at the Guildhall in Winchester this month - I met a couple of very jealous blokes in the pub afterwards who had failed to get tickets and was happy to tell them that they missed an excellent evening. Top banana! thanks, Andrew Whittick

Hi Bernard I have read nearly everyone of your books. They are so bloody good that now I find it hard to read anyone else, I keep looking for your style in every book I read. Can't wait for Uthred to get back what was his all along. Dont stop writing, cheers mate. Daniel Rissetto, New Zealand.

Mr. Cornwell, I just wanted to say thank you for all the wonderfull books that you have written. After my father first gave me Waterloo less than six months ago, I have since read all The Starbuck Chronicles, The Saxon Stories, and am close to completing The Sharpe Books. I just wanted to say thanks for the great books and keep up the good work! Sean Paul Barker

Dear Mr.Cornwell.I'm a polish man living in Chicago.I bought "The last kingdom" while on vacation in Colorado,and I could not put it down.It was fantastic!!I just finished "The pale horseman" and cannot wait for "The lords of the North" to be published in U.S.Anyway,I just want to say that You are a great storyteller!Best wishes Wojciech Szczepanek

Finished "Lords of the North" last night at about half three in the morning. Was absolutely awesome but you are solely to blame for the fact that I am now completely exhausted for the eight hours of work that started at nine this morning! Mike Gates

Dear Mr. Cornwell, Id just like to, once more (I did it sometime ago, but I firmly believe you do deserve it to be renewed every now and then), express my gratitude for the endless hours of sheer satisfaction and joy your writing has brought me. On a more specific note, I would like to say that I utterly disagree with someone who recently criticized the first person style of writing. I, for one, think you use it beautifully and it is, undoubtedly, one of the reasons I take a particular fancy to some of your books. The Warlord Trilogy is a mesmerizing feat and one of the best things ever written. And I cannot really dissociate that from the captivating way it is written and the way we see the world through Derfels eyes. Mind you, I do think your whole work is wonderful, but Derfel will always have a special place in my heart. I do know that it sounds a bit frivolous, but I often find myself more inclined to become interested in works written it the first person. They are more intimate and an quite often more beautiful and stylish. You can, thus, guess my excitement when I first glanced through The Last Kingdom (I am currently navigating through The Pale Horseman). It is enthralling and yes beautifully written. I suspect Ill invariably love your writing in whatever style it may be produced, but please dont be discouraged to do so in the first person. I, for one, would be devastated. Best Regards, Carlos Miguel da Silva Portugal

Dear sir I would like to thank you for the hours of reading pleasure your books have given me. Thanks to your Sharpe-series I regained my lost interest in historical subjects again. I will continue to (re)read your books. Sincerely Marielle de Vries Groningen The Netherlands

Hi Bernard, it was lovely to see you at the 'Sharpe' 10th birthday bash in London. I read all the books without seeing any of the TV versions so Sharpe to me will always be the tall blackhaired, badly scarred cockney and not Sean Bean. The books are wonderful. I have read them all through for a second time and am lending them to my boss, who, like your wife, skips the battle scenes, for me they are superbly written and extremely exciting. I can't wait until October when Sharpe and Harper march again. Love Sue.

Mr Cornwell I came to your book signing in York on the 27th May and I would like to say thankyou for making it a worthwhile journey. I have greatly admired you and your work for a long time and to finally meet you was a fantastic experience. Thankyou for signing the three books I brought a long (The Grail Quest Chronicles), they're sitting on my shelf in pride of place now!! Thanks again. Iain (the half scot).