Hi there…

I have just finished War Lord (as enjoyable as ever) and that feels a good time to send you a message of thanks and appreciation. I am a 63 year old British man who has been reading your books since the start of the Sharpe series – so your writing has been a feature of my reading pleasure for much of my life. Since my 40s I have mainly read non-fiction, usually history, but your output has remained an exception to that every time a new book came out (confession: Lee Childs also joined that list in due course, but him alone, and the consistent quality didn’t last !).

My father passed away 18 moths ago, aged 90, and he loved your books too, an avid reader also as soon as a new one appeared. My father-in-law, nearly 90, is another fan.

And now during lockdown I am watched The Last Kingdom, one episode most nights, with my 22 year old son who, sadly, like so many of his age is not much of a reader, nor had much knowledge of the Anglo-Saxon history of his country. He is finding the historical background fascinating, and also now replies with a heavily accented ‘Yes, Lord’ whenever I ask him to do something….

SO, I wanted you to know that you had entertained and informed three generations of one family to a huge degree.

That’s a pretty impressive legacy for a writer I reckon.

With sincere thanks for all the enjoyment,

Paul Messenger