I am a 32 year old teacher and I want to thank you for helping me find a love for books. Some of my earliest happy memories are watching Sharpe on tv with my dad.  I was allowed to stay up and watch as long as I was with him. I can remember playing with flint lock pistols my uncle had collected and being Sharpe. These are some of the most fondest memories I have of my time with my dad as he died when I was 11. I fell out of love with reading and books as I struggled to read (being dyslexic) it wasn’t until I was on holiday with my wife, bored, and I found a copy of Sharpe’s fury in 2007 and decided to reminisce. From then I searched eBay and charity shops for my holidays to read Sharpe in chronological order. I then found the last kingdom series and fell in love reading every book  ( now on kindle as I read 2-3 books in a week) I only read your books  on my holidays once a year for a week ( so I don’t run out) and it’s something I look forward to I have never found your writing hard to read I find I get excited at every battle and have learnt a lot about history. I have used this story and your writing in assemblies to promote reading. And even dressed as Uhtred in world book days. So thank you I hope that if I send a book it could be signed but above all. I want you to know you have made someone who finds reading difficult fall in love with it. As well as a Unique connection with my dad.

Chris