Mr. Cornwell,

I have learned tonight that the 13th novel in the Saxon series will be the last, though I am looking forward to the co-authored version being published in May of this year. The Saxon series has been near and dear to me since first reading it in 2012. After my first exposure I was inexorably hooked. Your amazing characters, described through talented writing helped me out through the tricky times of growing up. Having read nearly all of your Sharpe, Grail Quest, and Starbuck novels, I have secured the title of fan to some extent. My favorites were the Warlord of Britain series however, having been a piece of inspiration to move to Wales and check out some of the amazing settings described in your novels. I have no true point to this correspondence aside from a massive thanks from someone growing up through some tough times to have always found both joy and solace in your novels. Your characters always gave an archetype of someone to aspire to and a bit of the heroic good so lost in our world. So no matter from the sands of Camlan to the swards or Mercia and across the fields or Portugal and Spain, I’ve deeply appreciated you bringing me along on some of the most amazing journeys. I don’t know if you personally will ever read this, but I would at least have a stab at expressing how your works and words have really meant to at least one wayward Canadian stepping out to find an adventure.

Sincerely, and ever a fan,

Jack Nodwell