Hello Mr Cornwell, I loved all the ‘Sharpe’ novels. I picked up Sharpe’s Sword in a charity shop about a year ago and it didn’t take me long to get through it (on a holiday in Spain as a matter of detail) and was soon hooked on the others, which I read in near-chronological order. I finished Sharpe’s Devil a few weeks ago. One thing has been bugging me – what happened to Major Joseph Forrest? I might be wrong but I don’t remember how his story ended – perhaps in the final clash at Waterloo? I really loved the novels and I hope to see more of them. I am starting now on the TV series – interesting to see how the programmes represent their respective source novels! Best regards Rob Parker