Mr. Cornwell, when I was 15 I discovered Sharpe’s Eagle at a Walmart of all places. Within two years I read all the Sharpe books. The only reason I did not read them faster was because I was in high school and I did not have the money to buy them all at the same time. After that I read the Starbuck Chronicles and Redcoat. Oh how I fell in love with your books, your characters. Today I am 23 years old. Because of Richard Sharpe and Nathaniel Starbuck, I became a soldier in the United States Army and I currently write this email from Afghanistan. Because of your books, today I have a bachelors of arts in history and political science. My senior thesis paper for history, I attempted to prove that after Wellington took over the Peninsular campaign, Britain no longer needed the assistance of the other coalition members. Yes, I am a geek. I just want to say Thank You, your books greatly influenced my life for the better. I look foward to purchase The Fort, and even though I am not
much of a fan of Medival history, I will give 1356 a try.

Thank You,
Jonathan Reiter

P.S. I am not a womanizer like Sharpe and Starbuck though