To Bernard Cornwell,

I know you must get thousands of messages such as this one but your books bring me so much joy that I felt the need to send this anyway.

Thank you so much for your brilliant Sharpe series. Your writing style is so perfect that I have been unable to find anything that even comes close.

The characters are all perfectly formed and my absolute favourite aspect of the stories is always the dialogue between them. Be that Sharpe’s awkwardness around higher-born officers or Hogan and Harpers Irish charm. I have re-read the books many times and they still make me laugh aloud.

I also love the added treat once the story is finished, of the historical note and epilogue. I was lucky enough to see you at a lecture in Southampton once and hearing you in person was like the words coming to life.

Thanks again.

Regards,

Steve Eleftheriou