Mr. Cornwell,
First I must thank you for your works. I first read the Archer series after I head an interview that you had done on NPR. I knew at that point that I was hooked on your style.
I continued with the Nathaniel Starbuck series, which I happened upon while deployed to Afghanistan. I once again am deployed to Afghanistan and have met many people who love your work along the way. My questions for you are as follows:
Where do find your inspiration to write about the topics that you do? As many have pointed out, there are many historical figures, battles, campaigns and such which one could base a novel on, but you seem to not only choose the right ones, but also create fictional characters that fit so well into the historical underpinnings.
Also, I have just finished the last in the Starbuck series this morning here at Kandahar, and am already feeling lost waiting to read of I’m fighting again. Well there be another book in the series anytime soon?
No worries though, I will start 1356 today, and have to read the rest of your books which sit idle at home waiting to be enjoyed.
Again, thank you for your work; your novels allow me to break away from the daily grind here one page at a time.
Regards,
Walt