Dear Mr. Cornwell, I’ve been a fan for the last 10-15 years after the Sharpe movies turned me on to the books. I’ve read probably 80-85% of your works and find them not only highly entertaining but educational as well. As a former history major, I love well-researched and well-written historicals. You are way up there on a, sadly, short list. I just finished “Agincourt” a few days ago. While I have thoroughly enjoyed Sharpe, the Grail and Saxon stories, this one hit me in a way the others have not. I woke up wanting to continue reading even before coffee. Then, I didn’t really want it to end. Somehow, you got a perfect blend of character, story, history and pacing where none suffered for the sake of any of the others. My interest never flagged and I find myself thinking about it during the day even now. Not many books do that for me. I may be prejudiced, as I got into archery at a young age and, while I don’t shoot very often, still have a recurve bow with no pulleys or sights or string release gadgets. Mostly, however, I think it is a great story well told. At one point, I was worried you were going to turn Nick Hook into Robin Hood once he got back to England. Hook, Scarlet…the names seemed too much of a coincidence. I was relieved when the archers whistled “Robin Hood’s Lament” and fascinated to find out you used names off the historical rolls. Are you sure Sir John Cornewaille is not an ancestor? Another interesting coincidence, I suppose. Loved the character. I wish my boss was more like him. I was somewhat taken aback by the saints talking to Nick. I know that to the medieval man, that was very plausible. I just didn’t really expect that touch of mysticism from you. I guess it could be rationalized as his subconscious speaking to him. I kept expecting you to somehow explain it, but you didn’t. Instead of bothering me, though, I found it helped put me in the medieval mindset and just went with it. Thank you so much for a wonderful reading experience. Even the brutality of the battle was enlightening. This should be required reading for our modern, push-button troops. I am looking forward to “The Burning Land” and some of the Sharpe’s you have added since “Waterloo”. Sincerely, Coya Coleman