Mr Cornwell I thought I would drop you an email after finishing Rebel, 7 years after buying it. Bizarre I know and no I have not been sleep for the best part of a decade haha. I bought it way back when the Sharpe books first caught my eye in the shape of Sharpe’s Prey. I am 22 now and grew up watching Richard Sharpe on tele. anyway back to Starbuck, I originally did start to read it however I got bored, which I seemed to do a lot when I was 15. However just recently I decided to re-read all of the books I have of Clive Cussler, George MacDonald Fraser, Conn Iggulden, Simon Scarrow, C. S. Forester and, of course, yourself, starting with Sharpe’s Tiger, then Harlequin, Sharpe’s Triumph and then I got to Rebel. On beginning to read it I felt quite nervous and a feeling of not knowing what to expect. Well I’m happy to say that it was fantastic, really really really enjoyed living through Nate’s story and I just felt the need to email I suppose. I just loved Nate, as I generally do love the heroes of the books. What stood out in the book was the fact that no matter how good Faulconer thought he was going to be as a soldier, or no matter how much Nate was looking forward to it, it was those who were unsure or frightened (Pecker and Adam) that best took to battle and sort of embraced it. It was also the only book when I’ve wondered if the main character Nate was about to walk away from everyone else we’d got to know, Sally, Anna, Trustlow…..I must admit that at the point where Faulconer sends Nate away, I flicked further on to make sure we’d hear from the others again. Brilliant, just brilliant….next it’s Sharpe’s Fortress and Conn Iggulden’s Emperor at the Gates of Rome (incidentally if you haven’t read it, I’d highly recommend it) anyway, this is the first email I have sent you for a couple of years so I hope that you are well and that my level of English is up to scratch (I have tried to keep as much Geordie out of this asIi possibly could haha) Andy Marsh, Newcastle upon Tyne