Mr. Cornwell,
I cannot thank you enough for creating Richard Sharpe and his series of adventures. I’m reading through the novels for the fourth (fifth?) time, and they continue to bring me endless pleasure.
I came across you and Mr. Sharpe at a rough time in life about ten years ago, and his attitude and determination in the face of complete misery were inspiring and hilarious. Since that time I have published eight books myself, and when the time came to decide what to write next I looked at the Sharpe novel in my hand, thought about how much I treasure them all and can’t wait to share them with my 2-month-old son, and realized: Of course!
So in addition to thanking you for countless hours of joyous escapism, I want to thank you for inspiring me to write my own historical adventure series about a young Spartan warrior. If anyone loves them half as much as I love your Sharpe series, I will be thrilled.
All the best,
Jeremy Brown