Mr. Cornwell, I have been a fan for almost ten years. I picked up Sharpe’s Rifles while I was still with the US Air Force spec ops. Since then, I have read every one of the Sharpe’s novels, some of them in combat zones, including one on a C-130 that was taking some light ground fire and was bouncing around a lot. When I got commissioned,I went from Sgt to Lieutenant and so I reread Sharpe’s Rifles to remind me that not all men are comfortable in the officer’s mess but they can still be good leaders. Believe me when I say, I hold you in high regards. Your books and characters have kept me company during many a long and sometimes grueling moments. With that being said, I believe I may have done you a disservice. You inspired me and as a result, I wrote a zombie story set during the Napoleonic Wars. Everything I know about the Napoleonic Wars (including the spelling) I learned from reading your books. With deepest sympathy and sincerity, I apologize because I released my book for the world to find and read. No worries, though, sir. I had the forethought and courtesy to leave any mention of your name out of the credits to my book. I would not want to sully your good name. So, I formally write to you now both to thank you for so many hours of exciting and engrossing reading…and to sincerely apologize to you for any harm I may have caused in putting pen to paper. After so many years of reading your work, its exciting to think you may possible read this one day. I can only hope. By the way, if you are interested, my book is called Napoleon Zombies. Thank you for your time, Stephen Conley