I would be delighted to receive your feedback and questions.

"Having somehow found time in between university lectures to read every single book written by Wilbur Smith, Bernard Cornwell, Simon Scarrow etc., I am currently half way through Pilgrim and thoroughly enjoying it. Your use of language is very refreshing. Next in the pile is Blood Rock! "

Tom (London, UK)

JJ reply: Thanks so much Tom - most appreciated. Hope you´re reading between lectures and not during them. If you´re reading Pilgrim, you might like to know that the grandson of Otto of Alzey features in Perdition and Sergeant Hugh is reappearing in the Crusader thriller I am currently writing. Delighted that people still love history!

"I´ve just read your WW2 thriller ´Endkampf´ on Kindle - superb! You seem to have covered many periods of history, from Crusader to the present day: do you have a favourite era?"

Martin (Nottingham, UK)

JJ reply: They all have their own particular challenges and fascination. In a sense Crusade is more distant from us and the trick is to make it appeal to modern sensibilities. WW2 is within living memory, so there´s a real need for accuracy. Ultimately though, I love the Elizabethans - it defined England and resonates to this day. I hope I have done justice to all of them!

"Have completed reading Realm, having previously read both Pilgrim and Blood Rock. All three are beautifully told stories that enrich with their historical details. I love your characters and found it fitting that we were given the Son of Christian Hardy in the latest offering. Perhaps the third generation will make an appearance in a third chapter set within the Seventieth - Eighteenth Centuries? Can´t wait to read the follow up to Pilgrim!"

James (London, UK)

JJ reply: Generous words - and very welcome! I´m currently reading through the sequel to Pilgrim: so things are on their way (publication later in 2011). As to future generations of Christian Hardy: there is probably life in the present one for a while. Two of my WW2 thrillers will be made available exclusively on Kindle fairly soon: keep watching the website! Thanks again.