Hi Bernard Your books are wonderfully evocative of times past. Azincourt was brilliant as is the whole Saxon Series. I know you want to do more Sharpe, finish Nate Starbucks story,continue Uhtred’s saga, and goodness knows what else, but what about Rider Sandman? He and Berrigan teaming up with Sharpe and Harper is a frenzy just waiting to happen. I’m sure there must be some particularly vile and nasty creature out there who is just begging to get a good kicking from the “fantastic four” – Come on – how about it??

Also – are you planning on doing any West Country visits this year please? I see you are in Dorset but any plans for a visit closer to your old school haunt of Bath? Regards Buddug (it’s an old welsh name derived from Boudicca, and you’re free to use it for a suitably apt heroine!!)