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Hello Mr Cornwell,

I just want to say ever since i came across Sharpe's Eagle in a library many years ago, I have read all of your books time and time again. My favourites are the warlord chronicles. I hope the upcoming tv series does justice to you and your excellent storytelling.

Tony Burns

 

About 8 years ago, a friend and I were discussing Arthurian novels.  I said I was really looking for a more original approach.  He suggested The Winter King.  I ordered and read all three of the novels and then The Last Kingdom popped up on TV.  I bought and read the hardback version and was hooked.  Uhtred was my kind of character.

Over the years I have continued to intersperse the Saxon novels with other books of interest.

Today, I finished War Lord, in my opinion the very best of a wonderful series of novels.  I'm glad it ended the way it did.  I now sit back with that certain WOW feeling a reader so rarely gets to experience.  I thank you for that.  My historian friend and West Point classmate has also read this series, happy that someone finally acknowledged the important role Aethelflaed played in the shaping of Englaland.

At 81, I seldom reread books.  but if I live long enough, I will redo this wonderful series.  Thank you for your efforts and research in bringing forth this extraordinary tale.

The Grail Quest beckons.

Very respectfully,

Bob Orr

Hi,

I wanted to let you know how much pleasure your books bring to my life. I am rereading the Last Kingdom Series.  Recently I was able to replace my PB copy of The Pale Horseman with a first edition - and it has its book jacket!.  I prefer hardback books of my favorite authors - actually there are only three and you are one of them. The other is Taylor Caldwell and Barbara Wood. As I get older I have found that I need to downsize but your books, which include entire series are treasures and have traveled from NYC to Florida and now to Virginia.  Being able to reread your books is a huge boon as I suffer from "abibliophobia' - the fear of running out of reading material! Thank you so much for your hard work.

Truly!

Wendy Wells

Good Morning Bernard,

I've just finished rereading Sharpe’s Fury and realised one of the locations was at a placed called Barrosa. North of Adelaide South Australia is the Barossa Valley an incredible wine growing region. It was named by Colonel William light in honor of the battle fought at Barrosa. The name was mispelt and ended up as Barossa. Colonel Light fought in that campaign. He came to South Australia as surveyer general when the state was settled in 1837. He chose the site for Adelaide and designed the street layout for the new city. That layout was visionary and still serves Adelaide well. I never realised that South Australia had this connection to the war in Spain until I got curious about the battle at Barrosa.

Thanks for all the novels.

Rob Moores

Hi Mr Bernard.

I feel a bit silly, a bit like a fangirl writing this as I've never tried to talk to any author I like before. But I was curious, looking if you had social media, when I found your website.

 

You probably get this a lot but reading The Warlord Chronicles rekindled my love for medieval fantasy. For me, the familiarity of a lost passion means the world. When I was 16 or 17 I started writing a fantasy novel and till now that was probably something I worked the hardest on. 420 pages. Unfortunately my laptop gave its last breath and I was unable to recover it, nor did I have the funds to give it the fix it needed. But now, being 21 and having the means to pay for the repair, I'm going to do it. Your writing inspired me, made me curious, and gave me the joy I missed from reading. Because of you, I'm going to give it one more shot to repair my laptop and start writing it again.

 

I've just now finished The Last Kingdom (for now I'm more fond of Derfel than Uhtred but he's got a long time to change my mind) and waiting for The Pale Horseman to be mailed to me. You don't know how happy I am to know that The Saxon Tales has 14 primary works. I'll be entertained for a long time.

 

That's all I really had to say. I hope you're having a great time in life.

 

With love,

Yamin

Your fan from Myanmar

 

Greetings descendent of Oughtred! Just a thank you for writing the best historical fiction series I've read and one of my favorite book series ever! I enjoyed the Netflix series, but I think I loved the books even more because your books are so engaging and well written.

Best Regards,

Grace

 

I am an avid reader and picked up "Agincourt" at a book sale. Having read other of your accurate and stunning novels, then learning your other contributions I find you brilliant. Thank you for Uther.

Rebecca J Nelson

 

Dear Mr. Cornwell,

My name is Finn-Ove Dusoer, I am 25 years old and I read your books since i am 12 years old.

You made me fall in love with historical romans, it all started when my father handed me the first book of the Uthred series. At the moment, I am reading the Starbuck series  and as i saw that you wrote the series in 1993, I feel like it will not be continued.

I just finished the 2nd book and do not know how the 3rd and 4th book will end, but I really hope that you someday continue the series in some way or write another book in this era. In my opinion there is not enough books about this time (atleast in Germany i can't find many) and due to the exciting way you write about the battles, I want to motivate you to continue the Starbuck series (in case it is not a closed end, which i don't know yet) and I also want to thank you for all the work you have done. You are the best author i know and you gifted me thousands of fun and exciting hours.

Thank you for all of this and best regards,

Finn-Ove Dusör

Dear Mr. Cornwell:

I am writing to you from Jerez de la Frontera, Spain, where I work as a high school teacher specializing in History. Just a couple of months ago I finished reading the last volume of "The Starbuck Chronicles." I wanted to thank you for the effort it must have taken you to write this saga, because I imagine that the documentation work was not easy, especially considering that when you wrote those books, the Internet was in its infancy. At least in my country.

I will not ask you about the continuity of this work, because it has been more than twenty-five years since you finished the last book, and if you had wanted to continue the adventures of Nate Starbuck and company, you would have done so long ago. The fact is that the subject of the American Civil War has interested me since I was very young, perhaps because of television and movies. Your contribution with this series of novels seems really interesting to me, not only in the psychological aspect of the characters, but also in the detailed description of the context, especially from the point of view of the South.

I don't want to keep you any longer, Mr. Cornwell. I thank you again for your work, and I wish you the best. Greetings from Spain.

Marco Antonio Rodríguez

 

Hello,

I love your Books and especially the Sharpe Books, I’ve been thinking recently that a new avenue could be available and that is Sharpe and Teresa’s Daughter Antonia being an avenging assassin/ mercenary. I think a vacuum in post Napoleonic Europe creates a ground where borders are blurred and scores are settled.

 

I think you could do something very good here, much regards from a budding author in South Wales

 

Regards.

 

Mark Vrettos