Dear Mr Cornwell
I am a voracious reader and have been since I could!
In recent years, I have despaired at the dismal quality of the modern genres of “Novel”: which of course, was high jacked by Maxwell and Murdoch years back when they built their media empires and churned out for bottom line rather than quality. Thus I am an unashamed critic of poor writing and ever worse research: (I am a writer of non-fiction analysis and boring stuff!). My own mark of an excellent book is one I wish to read; and then some time later, re-read (The second time around I have the time to go slowly and grasp subtle nuances and style which I probably missed earlier since I was enjoying the book so much I rushed. The third, fourth and fifth time, etc). Your Warrior series typify my “must re-read criteria”!
I have just re-read the Warrior series: truly excellent. I much respect and enjoy the manner in which you are able, seamlessly to blend ascertainable fact and neat “Might have been”, theory. Please don’t apologise again for doing this! No need: historians are revisionists themselves, as they constantly endeavour to demonstrate they are cleverer than those before……
Many thanks from a most grateful fan.
Michael C Feltham