Dear Bernard,like so many others I became a big fan of yours by first reading Sharpe.Over the years I have read most of your other historical novels. But only last week did I first read one of you thrillers Sealord. I really enjoyed it and see that there are five of them. Does John Rossendale feature in them all? and is there an order in which best to read them? Us fans are always going on about Sharpe,Uhtred,Derfel,Thomas and Starbuck but rarely do I hear of this great character Rossendale. He and the story remind me of a modern day Kit, Campion’s father from A crowning Mercy.Which incidentally I believe would make a wonderful film.

Finally with Sealord being set in the present and you being a keen sailor,how much of Bernard Cornwell is John Rossendale? Kind regards Nicholas Horton.