I wanted to make a comment on your creation of Sergeant Hakeswill and the character as he was in the television series. I have to say he is one of the most vile and annoying and yet entertaining villains I ever read within any story. So many things make him one of the worst…or best…too many to mention here. I read the Sharpe series (most of them) before finding the television shows, but I have to say the image and visual mannerisms of the actor who portrayed Hakeswill forever left its mark. The studio did your man right when they cast him as Hakeswill (Says so in the scriptures). Anytime I return to the books, I see Pete Postlethwaite (rest his soul)as Hakeswill. Thank you for visualizing and creating this character. The man we will forever LOVE to LOATHE. Always a fan of your works and anxiously waiting for your next endeavor, Shawson M Hebert