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Mr. Cornwell,
I have been a fan of yours for about 15 years now, and have read all but three of your books.  So you can imagine my surprise when I happened to be in a grocery store in Kosovo today and stumbled upon the second two books of the Archer's tale trilogy in Albanian translation.  I don't speak a word of Albanian, but I purchased them anyway, thinking it would be an interesting way to start to learn the language.  Now I just need to shop around until I find Arlekini to complete the set.

Jason Oakley

The Bloody Ground - It may be that my copy is a few years old and subsequent publishings have been corrected, but in the 'Historical Note' you wrote that "Close to 23,000 men died in that one day".  I think that you meant that there were 23,000 casualties ( dead, wounded, missing) with about only (it feels terrible to use the term 'only')  4,000 of those having died that day.     It is weird, they are very well written, but I don't enjoy these novels as well as the Sharpe novels.
Steve

Just wanted to let you know, you got a new fan. I honestly disliked reading since I was a child due to it being forced on you. We had to read books (total of 12) for school in Holland and I never enjoyed it. Haven't read a book since school (10 years) and during those years have picked up 2 books and couldn't get past the first 10 pages due to getting bored. Then I bought Azincourt. Couldn't stop reading. After that I started on the stories of Uthred and finished the 1st one and started on the Pale Horseman.

I have a passion for History, and a newly discovered passion for your books. Thanks
Marcel

I have just finished "Death of Kings" and like so many others, cannot wait for the next chapter. In your historical note you mention that you are surprised that our children are taught more about 1066 than Alfred the Great. I know we cannot pin point when the "Making of England" truly began but surely Alfred, his children and grand children must be given the credit for this.....and more time in our school curriculum ?
Maybe to get this important message across to the young........(and old !!!), you could have Peter Jackson round for a cup of tea.......An epic film of Uhtred's story on the scale of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy might do the trick ?
Thank you for bringing the story of England's Making to life.

Woodsy

I wish to pass on my thanks for the pleasure that your novels have brought me over many years. You are only the second author to whom I have ever written. I yearn for a new Sharpe or old English novel although I did not enjoy the American based series nor the latest Fort - just personal taste. I guess I am a little concerned that Uhtred may never win back Bebbanburgh, please get to this, possibly conclusive, book before falling off the perch. More Sharpe is always welcome too. Thanks again for both the entertainment and education
Jon Osborne
Sydney

I love the part in Heretic where Thomas gets excommunicated, and Genevieve tells him that God is in the fire, the sky, and the air, and he wakes and finds her dancing in the lightning.  This is such beautiful writing, and just what one needs to read when one is feeling on the outs.  The soul of mankind and the spirit of Earth is in your writing.
Tamara Sanders

Mr. Cornwell,
I just wanted to say thank you for the time you have spent researching and writing your books.  After reading everything I could find from Patrick O'Brian, my father's old history buddy passed on one of your Sharpe's novels.  (I am a son of a history teacher.)  Needless to say I have now gobbled up everything except the Starbuck series and those are on deck.
I didn't think that I would enjoy the Arthur stories as they seem overdone in our current media, but after reading how you really enjoyed writing them, I gave them a shot.  Wow! They were awesome!  The Archer novels, and The Saxon tales were great.  I want to build a stonehenge in my backyard!  When shooting archery, my friends and I joke about keeping our strings dry.  (This is hard in Ketchikan Alaska as we have 150+inches or rain a year!)
Kenelm is my middle name and reading a couple references to Saint Kenelm was really cool too.
I am a little bummed that I bought most of your books through the ibooks/itunes deal, just because I would like to pass them on and create a cool collection. My bad-I just couldn't wait until the morning to go to the library, so I'd buy and download the next one!  At least I have the collection on me  wherever I go.
Anyway, thanks again, and if you are ever on a cruiseship in Ketchikan, Southeast Alaska, give me a shout and I'll give you and your family a tour of our fish factory/cannery.  I'm the Personnel Director-started as a slimer and worked my way up like Sharpe.  I swear some of these corporate bigwigs buy their positions like the British officers!
Best regards,
Thomas

As a history honours student, a personal Anglophile and huge admirer of the British Empire, I would like to take this opportunity and congratulate you on your historical fiction novels; they not only provide a historically accurate insight, they are also wonderful for reading in spare time.
I have read 15 Sharpe novels, and would particularly like to congratulate you on Sharpe's Prey; I could never stop reading that book in a million years.
Other novels I had the pleasure of reading are the Saxon novels, Azincourt, the Warlord trilogy, the Grail Quest trilogy, and Gallows Thief. I confess I was somewhat saddened over Catholicism's image in the Saxon novels, being a Catholic myself.
I also have the honour of introducing your wonderful works to several of my friends, who found your works as amazing and pleasurable as I did.
Regards,
Theo

Hi again, Mr. Cornwell.  I love the new website look!  in a June 1st posting, John Buffum asked if you knew of any historical novels set during the time of Charlemagne.  Giles Kristian's Raven trilogy takes place during this period, and Charlemagne appears in the second novel, "Raven: Sons of Thunder."

Alan Kempner

Dear Mr. Cornwell,
No, I am not sending a manuscript but just a message telling you how much I enjoy reading your books.  I am presently an AP English teacher here in Houston, and my reading includes rereading Heart of Darkness, Macbeth, Jane Eyre and other literary greats over the school year.  One night as I watched my husband reading the latest Sharpe adventure (we must have at least twenty or more of your books all over the house), I picked up The Last Kingdom and began reading it for a diversion.  My husband, amused,  said oh, you won't like it because of all the killing and battles.  Obviously, I did not believe him because I just finished all of the Saxon titles and thoroughly enjoyed them. Yes, you became my diversion from grading timed essays, and I would reward myself by grading five papers then reading ten pages from your book.  Now, I want more and just saw on your web page where you have a new book out.  Actually, I was writing to tell you to don't stop with the Saxon Tales--please
continue the saga of Uhtred.  Also,  now I am fascinated with the Danes and the Saxons and just saw a documentary about their lives.  Before this, my only knowledge was through teaching Beowulf.  Where is all of this going?  Well, I thought you were just writing "boy books," however, I not only enjoy your style but the content.My summer break just started today, and I am racing to Barnes and Noble to purchase Death of Kings.
Thank you.

Sherridan Briggs
A Devoted Fan