Dear Mr. Cornwell, I discovered your writing when my father, who is aware of my King Alfred obsession, gave me The Last Kingdom as a gift. I’m enthusiasticly awaiting the next story in that series, but in the meantime I caught Sharpe’s Challenge on BBC America and have rapidly consumed almost all of the Sharpe books. My family, understandably, is a bit frustrated with the amount of time I’ve recently spent reading and came up with their own suggestions for Sharpe titles. I thought you might find them as funny as I did. (These were meant to be humorous–and perhaps a little mean–and won’t lead to any lawsuits, I’m sure.) My husband suggests “Sharpe’s Carbuncle”, and is using the large skin boil meaning, not the large gem meaning. My 14-year-old daughter came up with “Sharpe’s Death”. She said it could be a very short book, perhaps only one page. My personal favorite came from my 10-year-old daughter, who suggests “Sharpe Learns to Change the Litter Box.” Clearly she hasn’t been paying enough attention. I however, have been, and await your next work, Meg Hunter