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Hi, have just read the Last Kingdom, and really enjoyed it, am looking forward to further adventures of Uhtred in later novels. Have also read most of the Sharpe series as well as Heretic. Am now going for other series of yours. As a kid during the war in London, was considered a bit weird by my mates because I tried to imagine what the area (Kensington) looked like back in time! I usually look at places we visit in the same manner. Your books bring it all to life. Best wishes John

Mr. Cornwell- I wanted to write to you to thank you for the incredible way you write battle sequences, specifically shield walls. I remember vividly the first time I read about Lugg Vale in the Warlord Chronicles. I'm not sure if this makes sense to you, but I was sad when I had finished, realizing that I would not experience that joy for the first time again. Although Badon Hill was amazing, it didn't fill me with the same feeling. I'm sure you can imagine my joy and surprise when I read The Last Kingdom. I startled my wife quite a bit when I started yelling "No,no,no!" when I finished, desperately wanting to read more. I participate in The Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA) a medieval recreation group that you might be familliar with. Specifically, I love heavy weapons. The joy that me and my comrades feel when we lock shields and receive a charge at an SCA war is the same feeling I get when I read your books. when any new person I meet asks me about what I do in the SCA, I tell them to read the Warlord Chronicles. I tell them that if reading that makes your blood boil, this is the activity for you. I haven't been wrong yet. Thank you again, Dave Ziegert

Dear Mr. Cornwell, I wanted to write you a quick note and tell you that my husband absolutely loves your books. He has every single book you've written and tells me what happened in each book after he is finished. Sometimes I feel like I am married to the both of you. I also feel like my husband is married to your books. So, whatever the case, thank you so much for writing such wonderful books! Keep them coming because they serve as wonderful birthday and christmas gifts for my husband! Thanks! ~Candace S.

I have just finished reading the Grail Quest saga, and must say that the finale was overwhelming. Thank you for another series of books that have kept me entertained and enthralled for the best part of a year. Adam Taylor

I posted a message on this a few months ago and you gave some very negative answers. I asked you about a new Sharpe series and you said there was a mentioning of it. Recently you said that you doubt it. From what I've heard Sharpe was a very popular TV series, making Sean Bean a famous and popular actor. It would make sense to make a new series. Lots of people would watch it. Also, I asked about movie offers. You said it would be too expensive. JRR Tolkien is one of the most popular authors ever. He also thought his books would be too expensive to dramatise and they're just as grand and use just as many battles in your books. They managed to make Oscar winning films of The Lord of the Rings. Read the book and watch the movie to see if it doesn't do it justice. Some people say a film wouldn't do your books justice. That is a problem that many authors, such as Stephen King, have. All you have to do is read through any script ideas they have and talk with the director before selling the rights to the books. I hope you do consider what I am saying and change your opinions from negative to positive. Robert Eyre

I have read all your books translated in Italian language and I think you are a myth of literature! I'm a 38 year old lawyer, I studied in "liceo classico"(latin, old greek, history...) and I live in Treviso, a small city in north of Venice, 30 Km. You are in the Olimpo of writers together with Patrick O' Brian and Nicolas Guild. My compliments and I'm waiting for your next book(Yesterday I've finished the third book about Graal, "Il calice e la spada"). Marcello

Bernard, I'm a pom living in Sydney and I'm loving reading Gallows Thief for the second time. It would make an excellent film or tv series. Please tell me you will be writing a sequel. Regards, Richard

Mr Cornwell, I just finished the Grail Quest Series this afternoon, and wanted to tell you that I absolutely loved it. It is amazing how the words bring you right into the action. It was incredible. I was only disappointed when I found out that Thomas' quests and stories were now over. At any rate, the series was amazing, and I loved every minute of it. ~Joe

Dear Bernard, I thought your readers might like to know that the City of York (or Jorvik, as the Vikings called it) in England is hosting a Viking festival from the 12-16 February. Part of the festival includes a re-enactment of the Battle of Stamford Bridge, where the Anglo-Saxons under King Harold defeated the Vkings of King Hardrada. I read about this in "The Dalesman' magazine, where the re-enactors talk about what it's like to fight in a shield wall. More details of the festival can be found at: www.jorvik-viking-centre.co.uk/getinvolved/festival-invade.htm. I'd love to go, but it's a bit of a long way from Hong Kong! Warm regard, David Coates.

I've just discovered the Sharpe books- Don't ask why it took so long, I guess I had my head under a rock or something. I work in Germany, and I am really enjoying the chance to read good historical millitary fiction that doesn't automatically mail the Germans, in fact, I could swear that I have met Captain Lossow from Sharpe's gold. He's almost exactly like my son's Godfather. I am often saddened by the unpleasant jingoistic way a lot of british authors speak about Germans, so it was great to get the other side of the coin. Your books have got me researching the German army's contribution to the Napoleonic war, which has proved a very rewarding study. Thanks! Andy Evans