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I cannot believe you are short of a bob or two so why do you keep turning out an annual Sharpe novel, (long past it's sell by date) for obvious financial gains, yet refuse to finish off the Starbuck series? Loved the the saxon stories by the way. Terry Belcher

write more Starbuck now....please?:) Mike A.

Dear Mr. Cornwell I've read Sharpe, The Grail Quest, Gallows Thief, and now I'm making my way (rapidly) through the Saxon Stories. They're all great and I thank you for the reliability that you provide, with all your books being a winner for me. Keep them coming! Thanks Malcolm

Dear Mr. Cornwell, Thank you for your stories. The Sharpe series is based on history and I enjoy history, particularly English history. What also drew me to Sharpe is the fact that my great-great-great-grandfather, Robert Algoe(Aljoe), was with the 52nd foot in Spain and Portugal. He was wounded at Badajoz. I felt I was with him as I watched the movies on BBCAmerica. I thank you. Gail Nolan

Each book you write always seems to be the best yet. It is the small details in your novels that place the reader right in the story, the graphic description of the battle of Waterloo made me aware of what it must have been like to face a cavalry charge while in a British square. Just read 'Lords of the North'-the best yet. Hope you will continue this series.Thanks for all the enjoyment your books have given me. Congrats on the gong. Jim Jordan

Dear Mr Cornwell, I've just polished off Sharpe's Fury in about 5 days. I have read everyone of your books and I have to say this is the best in the Sharpe series so far, please keep them coming.Congratulations on another fantastic read. Jimmy Holmes

Love the books, especially Sharpe. Good to know you live here, possibly as a Floridian. So many Brits among us, I hear regional accents all the all. Small note, since your books with Sharpe were written out of chronological progression, I was amused at a passage in Sharpe's Devil (Pub. 1992) where you wrote: Sharpe, seeing his very first sea fight, was horrified by it. As I have been trying to locate copies or ransack the Daytona library for any edition I could find to fill in the gaps of the series, I had just read Sharpe's Trafalgar (Pub. 2001) where he was in more than one sea fight. Poor fellow, like most of us, memory suffers with age. By the way, Sean Bean did a credible job with Sharpe, although I thought he played the role with a bit too much sensitivity. The recently viewed Sharpe's Challenge certainly jumbled together two of your storylines from "Devil" and "Fortress." Keep it up. You are the only current writer of series that I really like. Charles L Griffin Jr

Mr.Cornwell, Hello, first of all I would like to thank you for writing The Last Kingdom, The Pale Horseman, and The Lords of the North. I must admit that I'm not much of a reader despite the fact that my mother was the director of a library for 16 years. So, it was such a pleasure to read something that captivated my attention like these books did. I was mainly writing to find out if any of these three books will be making it to the screen anytime soon. I was fascinated by the story and I feel that it could be made into a thrilling movie. I appreciate you taking the time to read my letter. Thank you. Stephen Gibson

Dear Mr. Cornwell, I have read all your Sharpe books including short stories and the newest Sharpes Fury (hope it sells well, by the way). I enjoy them tremendously and it inevitably got me interested in that period of history and particularly in Duke Wellington. Ive since read Lady Langfords Wellingtons biography and am absolutely fascinated with this extraordinary character. Sharpe of course would also make a fascinating character study even though he is fictional. I guess I just want to express how much I appreciate your work, not just for hours and hours of entertainment, but also for the enrichment of my knowledge and for helping me to understand better the human behavior in diffeent historical and social settings. Oh, on Sep. 8, one writer asked about which books is the TV movie Sharpes Challenge based on. The beginning of the movie, in which Dodd massacred everyone (except Sharpe) in that West India Companys outpost, is from Sharpes Triumph. Although Id say that the main story line of the movie is from Tiger, the Dodd character is from Triumph and Fortress. Sincerely, Hong

Dear Bernard, I'm contacting you just to say how much I enjoy your books. I've read a few of the Sharpe books (a few yet to read), the King of the North series and Gallows Thief. I've got plenty more to read and I look forward to it. I was introduced to your books by my Gran. I'm very glad she did! Well, that's it really. Keep writing! I hope to see more tales on Capt.Rider Sandman. I like his character. Kind regards, Phil.

Dear Mr. Cornwell, I only want to thank You (from Hungary) for the Arthur trilogy. For me, these are Your best work - however Stonehenge wasn't bad too, but - the main character of the Arthur novels is brilliant: the mood, the peaceful, calm, wise remembering of the past + the scene of the battle at Minnyd Baddon (sory for the letter-mistakes, buit I can't remember exactly). You described so excitingly the whole battle, that I could have been a child again (anyway I,m 48.) . Only one more sentence: I was angry that You were not mentioned in connection with the film King Arthur, however the director said that they have read everything about the story and the historical background. Best wishes and thank You once again: György Wágner