Dear Mr. Cornwell, First, I would like to say that I greatly admire your work. I’ve just finished the Grail Quest series after reading the Arthur books, as well as the Saxon Stories. Few books have caught my “attention” as much as yours. I have a few remarks/questions for you, which I hope you are able to answer. When you make the maps at the start of your books (included in most of the books that I have read), what is the rationale behind the way the maps end up looking? I have noticed that some of the maps offer very little detail, and for someone not from Britain (I’m from Norway), I really enjoyed the maps with a greater amount of detail, as it was easier to place oneself “into” the story.

Second, have you read any books by James Clavell? If you haven’t, I would strongly recommend that you do if you have the time. If you have, what do you think of his books?