Mr. Cornwell, I just want to say thank you. I have read your Sharpe series, Warlord Arthur series, and I am just about to finish Sword Song of the Saxon series. Your writing is simply masterful. You provide enough information about the setting and mentality during the time periods without providing so much information that the reader becomes bored. For instance, you explain what it must have been like when paganism and christianity were clashing. You also create the characters in such a way that the reader not only understands their personalities, but the reader develops strong opinions regarding them (favorite likeables: Father Pyrlig, Ragnar, and Patrick Harper; those I love to hate: Hakeswill, Ethelred, Lancelot). It is very evident in your books that you truly enjoy your work, and I am extremely grateful. Please keep up the great work, and thank you for the hours of entertainment and education. Sincerely, Justin Davis