Dear Mr Cornwell- I am looking forward to reading your latest SHARPE book, having read all the other books in this series and in the meantime I am reading through the book by Mark Adkin-the Sharpe Companion the Early Years and am finding it to be invaluable in adding to the pleasure of reading all your SHARPE stories. I also very much enjoyed the two short stories you wrote ie: Sharpe’s Skirmish & Sharpe’s Christmas, and am looking forward to many more SHARPE Adventures-Best Wishes D.H.