Dear Mr Cormwell, I only just started reading your books after seeing your comment on the back of one of the books of the emperor series (another book of historical fiction). Once I did start reading I was hooked and have been reading your books for the better part of the year. After starting with the saxon series I was pointed onto the Sharpe series by a classmate. Sadly, I am now stranded in Austria for the winter and have run out of books. Well anyway, I just wanted to thank you for writing some of the best books which I have ever read. So thankyou, – Paul Boles p.s. does the surname Fergeson mean anything to you?