Dear Mr. Bernard Cornwell, I am a big fan of your books and I have read all Portuguese publications. The stories are fantastic and the history details are fantastic. The way you describe the battles makes us feel like if we were participating in them. But sometimes I have difficulty trying to viewing the battles. It would be helpful if, when you were describing a battle, there were a map showing the soldiers positions and directions. Sometimes there are maps in the beginning of the book, but when we arrive to battles descriptions if there were a map it would send us right to the location. Unfortunately, my English is good for technical documents but not good enough to read and appreciate your books in English, so I have to wait for the translated versions. Please, do not take my words as a critic but as an idea. Thanks for the numerous hours of pleasure reading your books. Best regards DBB – Portugal