Dear Bernard,

I’ve never sent a fan mail before until now. I’ve read lots of good books (I work for the English Literature department at a university in the land of the rising sun) but I must say yours have truly moved me… to write my first ever fan mail. I first got into your books rather late… when I was at high school and Sharpe was on TV, a friend told me that the book-Sharpe would kick the crap out of the TV-Sharpe. He told me the books were brilliant and he wasn’t a big fan of the show. About 20 years later, I needed a page-turner for a long flight home, and I thought Sharpe might keep me going. It did… and basically since that time (about four years ago and well before COVID) I literally have not read much else except for your books. I’m deep into the Saxon Stories now.

Easily my favourite was your Arthur legend… masterful! How you wrote that so tightly and retold such a familiar tale in such fresh and yet believable was amazing.

So here’s my question (apologies for the prior gushing, as I said, first fan mail). My partner doesn’t read much but I really want her to be able to enjoy the Arthur stories. I heard a rumour they were also being televised. Is that true?

Hope you are well and looking forward to the next Sharpe book!

Richard