Dear Mr. Cornwell First, a note of thanks for the many hours of entertainment you have given me through your books. I have read ALL of them now and have thoroughly enjoyed every one of them. I stumbled on your work when I noticed the saxon series – I am a history bug and particularly enjoy the post roman, early/mid middle ages in England. I enjoyed those books so much that I picked up the Sharpe series and that really got me hooked. There are probably a lot of reasons that your writing resonates so much with me . . .my wife and I lived in England in the early 1990’s and we spent a lot of time researching post-roman English history; My family originally comes from Cornwall (is Cornwell a Cornish name?); I am a long time sailboat racer; My first ancestor to immigrate to North America did so after fighting in Spain under Wellington; I have 3 relatives who died fighting for the confederacy in the American Civil War. The degree of overlap with your subjects seems a bit uncanny to me actually! At any rate, I thought I would drop you this line to let you know how much I have enjoyed reading your work. If you ever fine yourself in the Midwest (Detroit or Chicago) and have time for a sail please let me know! I am looking forward to reading your new Saxon Chronicles book. With respect and admiration Bob