What a thrill your books are to read. I first discovered the Warlord Trilogy in my local library and proceeded to go through all your books and am now halfway through the Sharpe series. Recently while reading Sharpe’s Havoc the name of Sir Edward Paget leaped out of the page during the battle of Oporto. I was overjoyed to hear that an ancestor was not only there but a General no less. For years I have pondered a beautifully rendered painting hanging in my home of the family coat of arms and wondered about the people it represented. I wanted to send you a jpeg of it but can see no way of attaching one to this note. Although the spelling has changed since becoming Americanized my father always asserted the original was Paget. You are a wonderful and absorbing writer and have made my reading experience truly unique and personal and for that I thank you. I look forward to your latest work and am third on the reading list at my local library for The Last Kingdom. I believe many Americans long to know more of their origins. You have helped me to know more of my own. Don’t ever stop bringing us stories of our past. My highest regards, Reed Padgett.