Dear Mr Cornwell. I’d just like to thank you for introducing me to joys of recreational reading. Up until about 2 months ago I had never really enjoyed reading. I occasionally read a non-fictional account of some event or person to satisfy my interest in history (and, of course, I read in order to succeed in school) but other than that I had never taken an interest in reading as a hobby. I found it very difficult to find an author or a genre that could keep my attention away from the television. That all changed 2 months ago when my in-laws bought me the first four books of the Starbuck Chronicles. I enjoyed them so much that I found it difficult to put them down and, when I was finished reading Battle Flag, I found it difficult to even think of reading another book. I felt as though I would betray my trust in Nathaniel Starbuck if I put my confidence in another protaganist. Since then I have learned to love Derfel Cadarn even more as I’ve just now finished reading Excalibur. Anyways, I’d just like to thank you for inspiring me to put down the T.V. remote and to pick up the novel, and I look forward standing on the edge of my seat through the course of your other books (I think I’ll start the Saxon Stories tommorow!) Your New Loyal Fan, Jordan