Dear Mr. Cornwell, thank you for giving us the opportunity to correspond with you. I find the Sharpe books and films very engaging, often I find myself thinking of the decisions Sharpe made, for example, would I have let the French troops keep their muskets as they left the surrendered fort in ‘Siege’ ? I love it when a book prompts these thoughts as I feel engaged in a story rather than just reading words on a page. I was interested to read your response to Scott on the 11th April that you weren’t sure anyone else could write Sharpe and why should they receive money for doing so ? Yet you mentioned earlier that Sharpe’s Peril and Justice are not based on any of your books ? Weren’t they written by another author for money ? Do these productions have your ‘blessing’ ? Would you like to see Sharpe live forever in new films like James Bond does ? Or perhaps his death will be written one day ?

I’d also like to recommend a strange book I chanced upon if I may – William R. Forstchen’s “The Napoleon Wager” Its a sci-fi tale where Time Travellers given Napoleon a second chance to win at Waterloo ! Is sci-fi a genre that interests you as either a reader or writer ? Best Wishes, Daniel