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Dear Mr. Bernard Cornwell I am very sad for I am almost done with the PALE HORSEMAN You are one Dammm good history teacher. I guess all I can do is start the Sharp stories all over again . Thank you so much. Laurence Brill

I just wanted to give you a quick thanks. My sister and I are heading for a visit to Somerset and the West Country this May to track down some ancestral sites and possibly some relatives. We are planning to visit Stonehenge, so I read your novel by that name. I loved it and have now gone on to many of your other novels, including your Arthur series. They have given me an extra dimesion to the places we will see and I wanted you to know how much I appreciate your talent. Thanks for many hours of great reading. Cathy Weber

Mr. Cornwell, I just want to tell you how much I enjoy your books. There are no better stories. If I learned history this way in High School, I may have become a Historian! You make my daily commute by train into Boston from the South Shore a pleasure. No need to reply. Just passing on my thanks! David Chambers Abington, Massachusetts

Dear Mr Cornwell, No questions from me , just a huge thank you for the hours of contentment you give me when i begin and finish one of your novels , only to be gutted when its finished. Your Warlord Chronicle series are the best set of books I have ever read. I have enjoyed Arthurian legends since I was 8 and have been King Arthur mad ever since , and loved your adaption. Anyhow I don't want to waffle on , just wish to say a big thank you and keep up the good work. A truly marvelous story teller. Rich Bishop 26 , UK. Ps You can slip the fiver in the post.

Mr. Cornwell, Sorry to break it to you but bedsprings were first patented in 1885 by two inventors, J.P. Leggett and C.B. Platt, who were both residents of Carthage, a small county in southwest Missouri. But I'm sure we won't hold it against you :) R. Kulb

hi, I just read Harlequin and Vagabond, and I must congratulate you! (even if you don't get to read this) I am not a reading person but for some reason, after a friend suggested Harlequin to me, I was fascinated. I love the way you build the plots and the way you control the information in a way that we readers imagine what's gonna happen but it's still not right, and then when we finally get there and find out, I just go "I knew it... wow this guy is a genius". You are a tremendous writer! I also love the subtle humor that's kind of scary but realistic, war is a horrible thing and you describe it so well without terrifying and disgusting, even when showing every little aspect and detail of it. I'm now starting Heretic... but for some reason I just can't continue reading because I don't want it to end... especially because I just read on your "frequently asked questions" page that Thomas won't have any more adventures... anyways I just wanted to say you are a tremendous writer and made me remember how good and pleasant reading a book is! PS.: sorry for any wrong names or even grammatical and punctuation errors.. I am Brazillian and read the two first books of The Garil Quest in portuguese, going for the third. again congratulations for your marvelous work. Joana

Dear Mr. Cornwell, I'm not usually one to write to authors or stars and the like but I had to let you know how much i enjoy your historical novels. I have read about two thirds of the Sharp series. ( I'm pacing myself). I've read all of the grail quest series and am now reading your new book the Pale Horseman. I am throughly enjoying them. Being part Norwegien I loved tales of Vikings as a boy. I also at one point did a research paper on the Viking exploration of North America where i got to use the library at the Explorers club in NYC as my professor was a member. A truly unique experience for me. I also am enjoying the new series because I went to Alfred Univ. in Alfred N.Y. which is of course named after King Alfred. We were the Saxon Warriors. Its great fun to actually learn something about him. All the best, I can wait to see where and when you bring us next. Bill Hains

Dear Mr. Cornwell, Did you by any chance happen to see Robert Messenger's review in the January 6 Wall Street Journal of Max Hasting's "Warriors: Portraits From the Battlefield"? In case you didn't, here is an interesting paragraph: "Mr. Hastings doesn't intend to draw a definitive, composite portrait of the true warrior-in an afterword he notes that he chose his subjects merely 'to reflect a range of military experience in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries' - but a portrait emerges nonetheless. Ambition drives most first-rate combat soldiers, often coupled with anger, itself usually the product of a rough youth. Such men crave success. When they get it, though, they may not enjoy it: The fear and resentment of their comrades serve to reinforce their chronic sense of loneliness." Sounds like Richard Sharpe to me! Best wishes for continued good health and many more great stories. Roberta Parker

Thanks for your many great books! Other than "The Pale Horseman", I can not think of any I have not read. I have greatly enjoyed reading each one and have a number in my collection. When our daughter studied in London, I was able to obtain the first two Arthur books before the less fortunate readers in the US. I wish I had the writers ability as my Dad was able to trace the Norwood name back to Godwin & we have visited my ancestors graves(1319) in Sheerness by the Sea. Thanks again for the GREAT books. One day I hope Starbuck continues his battles. Don Norwood

I'm just finihing the last Sharpe novel, alas. It surprises me that the question of "more Richard Sharpe please?" isn't in the FAQ's ( at least not as far as I read ). Anyway, I liked the Sharpe books, the Archer series, and the Arthur stuff. Sorry, I couldn't finish the Starbuck books. I realize you have to make people interesting, but they were way overdone I thought.(as was Hakeswill I might add---and I was soooo glad when you finally disposed of him after way too many come-backs! But bravo for lots of fun reading! Thanks! Again, any more Sharpe in the works? Dennis Waite