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I suggested to my new girlfriend that she would greatly enjoy reading "A Crowning Mercy" but she lacked the motivation so, undaunted, I picked up the book and started reading it aloud to her. She was delighted by this and as the plot progressed she became ever more demanding resulting in marathon reading sessions of several hours at a time by the time we were finished. Fortunately the debilitating effect that this had on my vocal chords was more than offset by the affect that the voice I ascribed to Vavasour had on her. The line about Tyburn Crows making a tasty pie especially. Thank you, it was great fun. Andy Payne

I think I have read almost all of your books, and especially enjoy Sharpe, both books and videos. The latest here, A CROWNING MERCY" was especially helpful in understanding the 1640's when an ancestor left Matlock for Long Island, NY. As a geneaologist, having visited Derby, etc I got the tension that caused most of the family to leave in the 1640 to 1650 times. Thanks -- you write with interesting detail and challenging plots and "real" characters. Phil English

I love the Sharpe Series. Don't know if it was by accident or design but to have Patrick Tull as narrator of the audio versions and Sean Bean in the video was a stroke of genius. Perfect casting in both places. At this point my favorite is Sharpe's Trafalgar. Thanks for all your hard work, I have enjoyed these books quite a lot. Bill Rudd

Dear Mr. Cornwell, I have just finished reading "The Last Kingdom" and can't wait for the second part to come out. One comment though, Streonshalh is the Anglo Saxon name for Whitby in North Yorkshire, so not so close to York (especially in those days). In the Rev. George Young's "A Picture of Whitby" he writes that Streonshalh was so devastated by the Danes that its name was forgotten during its period of desolation lasting around 200 years and it was renamed Whitby (or "White Bay") because the town was rebuilt from the white stones of the desecrated abbey. Love your books. Thank you, Pamela Bolwerk

I would just like to say thank you for giving me hours of joy reading your books. They have been a great help with the tediousness of high school. Please write more books in the Sharpe series. Respectfully Jackson Masters

Mr. Cornwell, I just wanted to let you know how much I thoroughly enjoyed the Warlord series. My wife and I both devoured all three volumes at the end of the summer and rarely have I been transported so completely into another world. I never really had a lot of interest in the Arthur legend before due to the fact that all of the versions printed (or at least the most visible ones) are so romanticized as to be ridiculous. These books really have been a joy and I wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed them. Thank you very, very much. Christopher Bart

PLEASE do continue with the Starbuck series. I read all the Sharpe's books, and didn't think I would care as much for the civil war series (cuz we lost!?), but you have done such a fabulous job with them, I am as ravenous for more Starbuck as I was for the Sharpe series. Someone suggested I read Killer Angels (ho-hum, commanding officers, been-there-done-that); can't hold a candle to the Starbuck series. Please, please more Starbuck. Thank you. Tina Strickland

Mr.Cornwell, I discovered your Capt.Sharpe series this past summer when my wife bought me one as an Anniversary gift. I like historical fiction. On a trip to London in October, I made a visit to Hatchard's, and uncovered a plethora of your books that I did not know existed, including the Starbuck Chronicles. I purchased and have read the four books in that series, and have determined that they are superior to any and all of your Sharpe novels. I finished "The Bloody Ground" just prior to this E-Mail. I am disappointed that there are apparently no concrete plans to continue this series. I feel that The Starbuck Chronicles feature far more interesting character development, and the lack of featured "love interests" is a definite plus. I might also add that the Civil War is far more relevant to this reader than the Napoleonic Wars, though which I am familiar with, hold far less interest. I have also read, "Stonehenge", "Gallows Thief", and "The Last Kingdom", all of which I enjoyed. I barely missed your signing at Hatchards, but managed to purchase a signed volume of the latter. At any event, Starbuck and Truslow have rested enough, and are ready to march again!!!!! Yours, Bob McCarty Bernville,PA. USA

Hi Bernard, hope you are well. So well in fact that you might get round to writing another Starbuck book. Don't get me wrong I am English and love reading all your novels based around our history. But it time to get Starbuck back off holiday and give yourself a break on all our English stuff. Cheers and have fun Trev. PS Loved The Last Kingdom.

I have just fnished The Last Kingdom, and I just wanted to tell you what a good read it was, I live in East Anglia and some of the local areas are full of Danish invader history, what a bloodthisty lot they were. I have also done some research on King Alfred, and Edmund, fascinating stuff. I look forward to the next edition of Uhtred's life, and him being so young, you have got a whole lifetime to write about. I have read all of your books to date, and I never thought that you would surpass the Sharpe stories, but I think you have this time, keep it up Bernard, already I am impatient for the next adventure. You and Wilbur Smith must be the most bloodthisty authors about! Carry on though I love it! Many Regards Peter Carragher (Suffolk)

Read "Last Kingdom" Oct. in London. Can't wait for rest of trilogy. Was similarly delighted in your Arthurian series. I am a dealer, and expert, in Anglo-Saxon and Viking coins and objects. All my customers are buying your book. Thank you for your excellent work. If you are in New York sometime call me, the first drink is on me. kind regards Joe Linzalone, www.wolfsheadgallery.com

Every book about Sharpe is excellent. I have just read the Last Kingdom which was excellent but I must admit the Grail Quest was superb and Gallows Thief showed an insight into that era. Thank you. Michael Debnam