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hi just finished the Grail Quest books - very good. You can't retire Thomas while in his prime. There must be more adventures for him & his longbow he does after all live in turbulant times. There must be employment for him & his war band.great reading. It's on to The Last Kingdom now. Brassy

Please finish the Starbuck series. In fact, I will not buy or read any more of your books until I can see on your website that at least you have started to write the next book(s). Thomas Riley

Hello Mr. Cornwell, I'm building a fan website about your books here in Portugal, I'm doing this becouse there wasn't any and I'm a big fan of your work. I have all the works you have in portuguese edition, (I'm sad becouse they aren't as many as I would like). I would like to know if you would't mind to put the link of the site in your official site. I will send you the link anyway, it is http://fandebernardcornwell.no.sapo.pt/, the site is very simple but I hope I can divulgate your work here and have some discussions with another portuguese fans about your work. Thank you for your attention. Best regards Rafael Pedro Costa

Mr. Cornwell, I don't wish to tire you with the accolades and praise that I'm sure you receive daily from fans but...I can't help myself, I've been enjoying the Richard Sharpe books so much that I can't pass up the opportunity to tell you as much. After reading and listening to the Patrick O'Brian series over three times I cannot tell you what a pleasure it has been to suddenly discover another series as equally rewarding and yet so different. How easy it is to fall into that other world where Richard Sharpe, sergeant Harper and Jack Aubry really existed and were the heros of the early 1800's. Sometime I find myself not wishing to put the book down for then I will have to come back to 2005 and cars, and tv's and...automatic weapons. ): I am envious that you have these people you have created and can sit down with all the possibilities. It's as if you are still creating, still molding a man from his teenage years to old age. Hmmm...kind of like God. Quite a responsibility (: As a late comer to the series and your writings I've been out of the loop concerning the masterpiece theatre series with Sean Bean. I only just saw a few of the videos and was mildly disappointed. First in the ways the stories were changed and second in the portrayal of Sharpe and Harper. The actors were fine but nothing like what I picture Sharpe and Harper actually looking like. All the same it was fun to see the uniforms and weaponry as it's hard to visualize when reading. Anyway, just wanted to thank you for your stories. I'm down to the last four books and dreading the day I'm done. Sincerely, Peyton Higgison

Hi there I guess you get a lot of these, but I just wanted to join the queue... I have to confess it was the sight of Sean Bean running around all sweaty and covered in blood that got me interested.. but after that I have to say that I just love your books.. the Sharpe books enthrall me and have created a great fascination with that part of history.. something the teachers at school failed to do. The Arthur Trilogy were glued to my hands until I had finished them.... and I only let go of them then so that my partner could read them... My father has also become an avid reader too.. tho I have to confess that many a time I bought him another of your titles for Father's day on the basis that I could borrow it... Please.. never stop writing.. particularly the Sharpe books... I realise that's a tall order but pease do your best *wink* Thank you so much for hours of pleasure... Love and light Heather

Hi Mr. Cornwell. I have been reading your books for about 12 years. I just wanted to tell you that I really enjoy your work and wish to thank you for the great stories set in historically accurate settings which lead to my new-found interest in European history. I live in Tennessee. I'm a Civil War enthusiast and I especially enjoyed The Starbuck Chronicles. Keep up the excellent job. You'll always have a fan in the Atomic City.
Roger Deal

I'm on my fourth day of vacation and have read 1-2 books each day. Today I picked up two of yours - one I had read 20 years ago when it came out (The Fallen Angels) and again about 5 years later. It is just as good today as it was then - intriguing story and compelling characters. I also read Stormchild this evening-- you have a gift, I felt I was out on that boat. Thanks so much and keep it up! Chris Carr

My favorite Sharpe novel? Sharpes Rifles. The retreat from Coruna, the fight between Sharpe and Harper, Santiago de Compostella, what else is there to say! James

Dear Mr Cornwell, In response to the post on your site regarding books about the Roman invasion and occupation of Britain I have discovered a series by Simon Scarrow. The Eagle seies, as it is known, focuses on this period of history and is quite good. It's no Sharpe series but then again what is? Yours Sincerely, David Heaton

Dear sir.... after all these many years of reading your books I feel that it is time to express my thoughts on the subject. I discovered the Sharpe series whilst living in Australia in the 90s, when I was involved in shooting flintlocks for fun. A friend who shot a Brown Bess suggested that I might enjoy your writing, and I am happy to say that he was right! I devoured the series, pestering librarians in several nearby towns for the copies I couldn't find. What, in retrospect, I find most amazing is that here you have a very long sequence of books using the same characters and scenarios and yet at no time do these tales become ho hum... unlike alsmost every other author's similar attempts. That takes genius! I have read everything that you have published thus far, and my only complaint is that you aren't writing them fast enough! Hahahaha! I jest, sort of... My absolute favourites are the Arthurian series.. I have a passion for the legends of Arthur, and your treatment of them is refreshing and different. Arthur as a flawed human being, rather than some semi-godlike creature, awash with unrealistic chivaly. In fact, at the time I "found" The Winter King, 4 years ago, I was looking for a design for my very first tattoo, age 61, and the Pendragon crest design on your pages is now inscribed upon my right shoulder.. I hope I haven't transgressed here. Too late anyway! So--this ramble is just to say that of all the historical authors that there are in the world you are the absolute tops for me. Thank you for the privelege of reading your work. Sincerely, John