My name is Luke and I am a Guardsmen in the Grenadier Guards(UK). I was in Afghanistan, fighting, working and living out of an old Taliban stronghold for about 3 months when we had a box of books arrive that a charity had sent. I had a rummage around the box and came across one of your latest books, Agincourt. It was the first full book I had ever read and I finished it as soon as I could, sometimes losing a lot of sleep because of it. Not ideal when I was only getting about 6hrs a night there anyway but it was worth it. The book amazed me, i was so intrigued the whole way through that I never wanted to put it down. How you can research some events and history and then come up with a story line as you do is astonishing. Since reading my first book, your book, I have read the first in the Grail Quest series and have brought the other two. I would like to thank you for not only giving me hours of entertainment but also for helping me through a tough time in Afghan. That’s not it though, you made something in me click about books and reading which never clicked before. Thankyou Mr Cornwell, you have started me off reading and I enjoy it immensely!

Luke Davis