Hello Mr Cornwell,

I have long been aware of your books but due to history in my lower years at school I despised the subject and so did not read any historical fiction which therefore included your books. I remember watching Sharpe when I was younger and I couldn’t stand it; my hate of history combined with the dusty scenery bored me so much that I henceforth vehemently proclaimed my dislike of the show. However my interest in WWII somehow persuaded me to take History for GCSE – which I am studying this year – despite my hate of the topic. However I began to enjoy History and soon discovered that History was not quite as boring as school had led me to believe and soon I found myself reading solely Historical Fiction. A friend who shares my love for both History and Historical Fiction recommended you to me as he had just completed the entire Sharpe series which he enthusiastically recommended. I was at first sceptical but I promised him I would consider it. After arriving home, I went upstairs and turned on the computer and after a quick search on YouTube I discovered Sharpe’s Rifles. I loved it. I loved Shaun Bean. I couldn’t get enough and so the next day, I went to HMV and bought them all. I will now take my time to apologise for my previous comments of Sharpe and I wish to retract them because he is in my opinion one of the greats and I find him a true admirable fellow. Indeed I would rank him among the likes of Bilbo Baggins (although I’m sure Sharpe wouldn’t like that) and Hornblower. The former, although not a military man was my favourite book character but Sharpe is now rivalling him and the latter, although also one of my favourites, I believe is inferior to Sharpe and that is saying a lot (my apologies to C.S. Forester).

However moving on from that long-winded explanation I would like to ask how far back in History are you planning to write. Will we see anything of Rome or its Classical contemporaries? Also, have you ever considered writing about the World Wars?
Thank You for taking your time to read such a large quantity of writing for such a small question.
Adam Buckland