Mr Cornwell, Do you realise the inspiration you have been to Miniature wargamers (grown men who play with toy soldiers…lol) across the world? first Sharpe sent hordes of miniature gamers into gaming the Napoleonic Wars. Secondly The Starbuck series and The Blue and Grey fought across miniature landscapes. Thirdly The Warlord Trilogy – armies of Romano British, Saxons, Irish and Scots fight regularly in tournaments across the globe and The grail Quest and the Saxon stories…need I say more. I think I can speak for most wargamers when I say you have inspired a generation of gamers with your books and also enticed us into reading more deeply into these periods. Many thanks for giving us fabulous literature to allow our hobby to bloom with romance and history side by side best regards Karl