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Mr. Cornwell, Thank you so much for your Sharpe series. As an Anglophile and history lover, I picked up one of your books at the airport in the hope that it would take my mind off flying. I was so engrossed in the story that I barely registered the occasional turbulance. To me, that's a huge win! I have now read 5 more Sharpe books and look forward to reading the rest of the series and any new additions that you publish. The best part is that you have so many other books that while I may never enjoy flying, at least I will have a good book to take with me when I do. I also appreciate the Further Reading links that your website provides. Thank you again, Beth Staples

Mr. Cornwell, I just want to say thank you for the Sharpe series, and the Starbuck Chronicles. I have read all of the Sharpe Books numerous times, and the same goes for the Starbuck Chronicles. These provided much relaxation, and entertainment for me when I was stationed in Iraq in 2003. I don't have a mauscript, or a story idea. I just wanted to take a minute to thank a very talented auhtor. Thanks for letting me ramble. Sincerely, Steve Temple

Dear Mr. Cornwell, Your books are superb. But I was dismayed to find that you are not planning to take a book tour to Arizona anytime soon. You see I take classes from Mesa Community College, and when I was taking a history course there The Archers tale was considered required reading for the course. And that is what got me hooked on the Grail Quest, and later the Sharpe series and the Nathaniel Starbuck Chronicles. When the Professor asked what we thought of The Archers Tale, there were nothing but positive reveiws. It's now getting hard to buy any of your books, because once the book stores get a new shipment of them, they are immediately bought. I would just like to know if you would ever you will ever tour this way. Thank you, William Kenny

I really enjoyed the Arthur books and thought I would start on the Sharpe books. I sometimes read books on my handheld PDA. It's convenient when travelling because I can get a bunch of books on it and not have to worry about being trapped without something to read. The format I read in is called Mobipocket and I buy them from eBooks. There are some Sharpe books available on eBooks, but not in the Mobipocket format. If you get a chance would you please lean on Harper Collins to make your books available in this format. I tried to contact them directly, but they don't make it easy. By the way, I enjoyed hearing you on WCAI the other day. Tom Ford

Mr. Cornwell, I stumbled across The Winter King in an airport bookshop while waiting for a delayed flight in Singapore. The cover (UK) design grabbed me at first, followed by the fact that it was an Arthur tale (one of my most favorite subjects). I have gone on to devour all of the Arthur books (each of which has been re-read a dozen times at least and now look a little worse for wear), Stonehenge, The Grail Quest and have just completed The Last Kingdom (looking forward to Pale Horseman). I don't have a question to ask, simply wanted to say "Thankyou" for so many wonderful, compelling, exciting and riveting tales. The Arthur Books are my favorites. It is lamentable that the legend (or the reality, who knows ?) ended where it did. I would have rejoiced in more books in that particular series. Alas, so complete was your story there was no possibility of more. Happily I immediately found Stonehenge, followed by the Grail Quest books to salve my disappointment. I even based my 2002 UK trip on locations mentioned in the Arthur books (possibly going a little far, but it was a great trip !) I hope that one day, the Arthur books make it to film and are given treatment similar to the Lord of the Rings (Jackson's finished King Kong, maybe now he has time ? Why don't you send him a set of the Arthur books ?) But seriously, my sincere thanks for many many hours of absorbing and entertaining reading. If you ever come out to Australia, I'll be the one with a sack full of books for signing. Bob Orlando

Dear Mr Cornwall I am a great fan of yours, apart (I must in the minority) from the Sharpe novels. I have just read The Last Kingdom which I could not put down and when the paperback edition of The Pale Horseman is on the shelves it will be added to my collection (I have no room in my study for any more hardbacks).However I did find The Last Kingdom hard going in one respect, I had to keep referring to the front to get the locations, perhaps it would have been better to have done this the other way around.I don't know how you manage to consistently write such good books. Regards Charlie Boyce

I have just finished the Pale Horseman and I am wondering if you ever considered making a film out of these brilliant novels like you did in most of your Sharpe series. I think it would make an absolutely spectacular film like your Sharpe novels turned out. Just a thought from Stuart

Hey, I just wanted to tell you thank you for what you do. I'm sure I'm not the only person to tell you this, but I was going through a rough time when I came across the Arthur Books in my highschool library. I have always been interested in that time period, and to read, albiet fiction, a book about what could have gone down in that time period with this story was remarkable. Being able to read about someone who has loved and lost, and been betrayed, and just felt lost helped me get through a pretty rough time. So from my heart to you, thank you. You helped me get on the right track, and now I'm double majoring in Medieval history, specifically I hope Arthurian history, and Theatre. Thank you. Brian

Dear Mr. Cornwell: In a January 16th posting, Frederik Prins mentioned that he was interested in the Crusades. I would highly recommend to him the following three excellent novels by Robert Shea: "All Things are Lights", "The Saracen:Land of the Infidel" and "The Saracen:The Holy War." They deal with the 7th Crusade of King Louis IX of France (1250 AD) and its aftermath. All three books are out of print, but multiple used copies are available for a nominal price through on-line used book services like alibris.com and abebooks.com. He will really enjoy them. Alan Kempner

Mr. Cornwell, I just returned from your talk at the Eldredge Public Library and wanted to thank you for such a rare opportunity. It was quite a thrill to listen to you speak, hear your passion for storytelling, and learn more of the background behind The Last Kingdom and The Pale Horseman. I encourage your fans to attend any of these engagements. Thanks again. Eric