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Mr Cornwell; Greetings from the heartland of frozen Canada. I just wanted to drop you a note to say how much I enjoyed the "The Last Kingdom" and the Grail Quest before it. "The Last Kingdom" deals with a favourite time period of mine, one which I think is under-represented in literature. The only other book that comes to mind from this era is "Alfred the Great" by Alfred Duggan. Please give us more of this story as soon as you are able. Cheers. Jeff Wyman

You really should get on with more Starbuck books. You have got me really interested in the civil war and Nates exploits! Please do not leave it all hanging in limbo! There are more years for Nate to tangle with the Union and perhaps Grant himself!! John L. Metz

Hello Mr Cornwell. Over the years I have read nearly all of your books, my particular favourite being good old 'Sharpie'. I have just finished reading 'Fallen Angels' and being somewhat of a student of the French Revolution, I found the book masterly. By the way have you read any of the Richard Howard novels his hero 'Alain Lausard' is remarkably like 'Richard Sharpe'. I know that he writes under an alias, and indeed I thought for a time that it may be yourself?. Also being an expert archer myself, I found the 'Grail Quest' series absolutely spot on and very, very absorbing. I hope there will be more. many thanks, take care. Graham Peebles

Dear Mr. Cornwell, I just wanted to tell you how much me and my father appreciate your novels on Richard Sharpe, especially the ones that take place in Portugal. We are both big afficionados of Iberian and Latin American History and love to read novels that deal with the histories of those two regions of the world. Being speakers of Portuguese we really appreciate the way you properly transliterated the portuguese language in Sharpe's Havoc. One of our pet peeves is when authors portray Portuguese or Brazilian characters as speaking Spanish. It is small things like that that show your meticulous research and attention to detail. Keep up the good work. Um abraco, John Gill

I just read your book, The Last Kingdom...I don't read hardly at all, not because I can't but more because I find it hard to find books that really interest me. I am compelled to send you this email to congratulate you on a great book. I really enjoyed every page and maybe you could give me some forsight as to when the next episode will be published. Great work, great book, great job! :) Tristan N.

Hello Mr. Cornwell, I'm 18 years old and will hopefully be studying next year at Kings College London for a BA in War Studies. As an 8 year old boy my father placed a copy of Sharpe's Rifles on my bed. That night I think I became your youngest fan (the line "piss on you, you bastard" was ofcourse my favourite due to the colourful language). Your writing has influenced my interests, and very probably my future career immensely, and for that I cannot thank you enough. Regards, Chris

I have been a great fan of the Sharpe books since I picked up my first copy of Sharpe's Eagle back 20 or so years ago. What I am writing is a reply to one of the bulletin board questions from Ben Laird from my home country of convicts, Australia. He enquired abut the Sharpe dvds, they are only avaliable in Auatralia as far as I know on ebay. I hope that is of some help. Eddy

Dear Mr. Cornwell: In a February 22 posting, Lewis asked you if you knew of any good fiction set during the American Revolution. You replied that, aside from Redcoat, you could not think of any. I would like to commend to Lewis a wonderful author from the previous generation, Kenneth Roberts. His novels are set during the period stretching from the French & Indian War through the American Revolution to the War of 1812. Among the best are "Northwest Passage", "Rabble in Arms", "Arundel", and "Oliver Wiswell." These and Robert's other novels should provide Lewis with many hours of reading enjoyment. Alan Kempner

Dear Mr. Cornwell, To me you are the best historic writer that ever lived. Compared to other books that I have read from different authors you always seem to float at the top of my mind as the best author. I hope that you write your heart out and bring your fans more great books. Thank you for the reading experience! Matthew Monroe

However clever a soldier, Sharpe does not know clocks! The Thomas Tompion at the Quinta do Zedes could not be set in motion by pulling down on the weights. A gentle nudge of the pendulum sets the escape wheel in motion - and the clock is then running. Great stories. Thank you. Fr. Kenneth C. Eade