Dear Bernard, I was standing with my wife at the airport a few years ago, while she was deciding which book to buy for her “holiday read”. I couldn’t find anything for myself, so she handed me a copy of Havoc and said “you like Sharpe, don’t you”. Well, this started me off, and I’ve now read all your books! I have them all neatly arranged in the bookcase at home. I have purchased them all in paperback apart from your latest Sharpe book (Fury) which you very kindly signed form me in Lincoln. However, to my question…. When is The Lords of the North due out in paperback? This may sound petty, but a hardback copy would look out of place in my collection, and if it doesn’t come out soon I’ll have to buy it once in hardback to read and then again in paperback for the bookcase!! I look forward to hearing from you. Kind regrads, Andrew Wright. PS. Are there any plans to bring back the wonderful Thomas of Hookton? Andrew Wright