Dear Bernard, Your books were referred to me by a friend, after i had commented that i had not found a writer whose works i enjoyed more then James Clavell. He advised that i might find your Sharpe series enjoyable. James Clavell is a tough writer to beat. I greatly enjoyed his asian saga, and to be honest upon opening my first Sharpe book (Sharpes Triumph) i did not have ‘great expectations’ (another good author). 15 pages into Sharpes Triumph and i was hooked. I am now up to Sharpes Sword, and i cannot wait until Sharpes meeting with Napolean in Sharpes Devil. I’ve also purchased the DVD series off EBAY, however i will not watch it until i have finished reading the books. I only hope the DVD’s do your works justice. I imagine you get more then a few letters of praise. However here is one of thanks! Thank you for writing such an engaging series, and informative series, with such real and intrigueing characters. Yours in gratitude, Ben DUNN