Dear Mr. Cornwell, I have never written to an author before, but I just have to tell you that I was so moved by the Arthur trilogy!! I finished Excalibur yesterday afternoon, and actually dreamed about Derfel last night. My heart ached when I read near the ending that he was the last of the Wolftails left, the only remaining warrior to have Ceinwyn’s star on his shield. When Arthur sailed away into the mist without Derfel, I cried. I so thoroughly enjoyed these books!!! I am about to buy Heretic in paperback, having read the earlier books about Thomas of Hookton, and when that is finished, I will read the Sharpe novels. You have a wonderful gift – never stop writing!! Sincerely, Susan G. Feltman