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Mr. Cornwell; Just wanted to leave you a quick note saying how much my wife and I enjoy reading your stories. We have just recently started the Sharpe series. We have enjoyed some of your other works as well (The Grail Quest, The Arthur Books, Redcoat, Gallow's Thief). Hope you find continued success and we look forward to finishing the Sharpes books. With regards, Terry and Marlene Peek Asheville, NC

Finished the O'Brian books and was looking around for something that had the same "life in it". Ran accross a video of one of the Sharpe episodes and liked the character enough to seek out your books. Wow! What a fine, fine read. I am reading them in chronological order, Sharpe's not your writing order and I am stunned by what a fine author you are. Often I have been disappointed with series because the long haul to write a fantasy history in order seems to tire out the author. But your writing them in the order that interests YOU breathes life into every book. You have opened my eyes to a different approach to writing and have given me hours of reading pleasure and a refuge at a rather stressful time in my life. Thank you. Patricia Hedtke

PLEASE PLEASE ANOTHER STARBUCK BOOK. Nigel Faithful

Mr. Cornwell - I have very much enjoyed reading your novels. I discovered the Sharpe series while looking for something to give me a different perspective after becoming enthralled with O'Brien. Most enjoyable for me, however, has been the fact that I have been able to pass on my enjoyment of your work to my 36 year old son. It speaks to the quality of your work that father and son, both English teachers, have found a new contact point between them in the joy of reading the Sharpe Series. Alex has gone on into your other work and introduced me to the Archer series and has just handed me the first book in the Arthur trilogy. Our mutual pleasure in sharing your works has added much to our relationship. Thanks very much. Ted Lehmann

Dear Mr Cornwell I just wanted to say that I enjoyed all of your Sharpe books and I now know a lot more about the history of that period. I perticularly "Sharpe's Waterloo" the best account of the battle I have ever read. Thank you for a great series of books I am now starting on "The Starbuck Chronicles" but I will miss Richard Sharpe as he has become an old friend. Christopher Brown

Hi Mr. Cornwell. I have a fear in the depths of my heart that you're slowing down. 2006 is going to be the second year in a row that we've only gotten one new book from you. I realize that how much you write is your business and wouldn't dream of rushing you, but still, we were raised on two Cornwell novels a year, and it's a little hard to adjust. Anyway, I hope that this is just a sort of working sabbatical for you, and that soon you'll return to your former output. Alan Kempner

My 15 year old son and I have been thoroughly enjoying the Sharpe series--we have now read most of them. A minor quibble: "Prey" (1807) and "Havoc" (1809) both refer to "guineas. The golden horsemen of Saint George." Guineas of George III had shield reverses and would have been coin of the Realm at the time. The sovereign issue with St. George and the dragon did not begin until 1817. The story of the gold penny of Coenwulf that went through a London sale room last year suggests an historic tale of a newly discovered significance of London in that relatively brief period when the Mercian kingdom controlled much of England. British history and British numismatics long ago moved from an avocation to a loved vocation for me. Allan Davisson

Dear Mr. Cornwell: I was a late comer to your Sharpe series and the Starbuck Chronicles. I have now read or listened to all of them as well as just about everything else you've written. You are the best historical fiction writer of our day, and I say this as the author of 22 non-fiction books, a long-time magazine/newsletter editor, and a long-time freelancer AND the reader of thousands of mysteries, thrillers, and historical novels. I write to put my 2 cents in for more Starbuck books. I don't know how an Englishman has been able to grasp the essence of the Rebel experience as well as you have, but we are blessed that you have. I am from Atlanta and I know, from my own soul stirrings and Southern history, that there is something unique about the Civil War experience in our Southern and national pysche that most people in the North do not understand. Your Nathan Starbuck character has captured that psyche perfectly. So, when Utred regains Babbenburg and Alfred tosses out the Danes, please return to Starbuck. I can't wait to see how he influences the bBattles leading up to Gettysburg. He would have a heck of a time in the Wilderness campaign and he could be very influential around the death of Stonewall Jackson at Chancellorsville. Frankly, when Stonewall Jackson was shot, the South lost the War. Lee knew it in his heart. Longstreet couldn't carry the Confederate army forward on his shoulders with Lee as Jackson could as Longstreet didn't believe in an offensive war. Robert Perry

I'm sorry to say this on a kind of Sharpe site,but it was the only site I could find to contact Mr. Cornwell. I was wondering if you're going to right any more Starbuck Chronicles books? I really love that series. Hope they make a movie of those books. Lee

Dear Mr. Cornwell I have enjoyed all of your books. In all of the different series, and look foreward the next book are doing. And I really look foreward to reading a new Starbuck Chronicles. I know that he is on vac. but it's time to get back to the Civil War the south needs him. But if it's not time I'll keep on reading everything that you write. Yours Bill Turner

In reply to Brandons post dated 12 july in regards to the battle of Chippwea I can very much reccomend Donald Graves (Arguably the best historian on that war) Redcoats and Greyjackets which is an excellent work on the battle. Though sadly Riall's famous saying was probably not said. The first known recording of that was Winfield Scott's memoirs in 1864. And he would have done it so distinguish his men from the Militia whom he despised. For a good overview of the whole war I can reccomend J.C Hitsmans The Incredible War of 1812. Geraint

first, my congratulations for your work !! second,a small correction == thesaurus is NOT latin, but greek ! 2,700 years ago there were athens,dilos,etc thesaurus at delphi=one can still today see them !!== valuable religious monuments. even today thesaurus is used by the greeks with exactly the same meaning !! gamargaritis