Mr. Cornwell — I begain with the Warlord Trilogy and quickly moved on to all the rest. I have read, and loved, all of the Sharpe novels –which I read in (Sharpe) chronological order. I’ve enjoyed reading both the questions and your replies on your website, and (after reading all the controversial and conflicting fan comments about the Sharpe TV movies) I belatedly and reluctantly rented Sharpe’s Rifles. I have to say both I and my wife loved it. I frankly don’t understand or agree with all the negative quibbling over that production. Of course, the film is not literally faithful to the book of the same name, nor to the chronology you developed for Sharpe. But it is extremely faithful to the feel, and the spirit, and to the story lines of the Sharpe novels. I was determined to take the film on its own merits, and I was pleasantly surprised. It was sort of an “alternate universe” Sharpe (to borrow a phrase from my SF friends), but one that is very true to Richard Sharpe and the world your created for him. And I agree with you, Sean Bean is a wonderful Sharpe. I plan to add the other Sharpe movies to my Netflix queue. Thanks for creating these great characters and stories for us. Jack Clemons