since my last contact I had only read 7 Sharpe novels, six months on and I’ve read 18, just one or two gaps to fill. The books are all superb and i thoroughly enjoyed them, I was silly enough to buy the ITV video series and watched an episode after finishing reading a corresponding novel. Unfortunately the video ruined the imagination built up when reading the novel, I now regret buying the videos. Can’t wait for Burning Land, fantastic Saxon stories. Quite disappointed with Azincourt. The narrative of the battle itself was wonderful. So realistic and I felt so proud to be English. I hope you don’t take this personally, I thought the fictional characters in the book were a little weak, a bit like the ones from the 1960s Hollywood Historic films, they drifted in and out without making a real statement, but that’s just my personal opinion. Haven’t changed my view as to my favourite series, it remains “The warlord chronicles”. Just about to start the Starbuck series and finish before Burning Land comes out.

Darius Slysz