Dear Mr. Cornwell,

I have followed Lord Uhtred’s story with great interest, and have happily encouraged my neighbour to join the saga.  He is now also hooked!

You made the point that too many of us feel that English history started with 1066. I certainly fell for that line, a gift of rather good schooling in South London in the 1950s. I knew about Alfred and others, but it all seemed like ‘pre-history’.  Thank you for knocking that misperception on its head.

You have left us hanging! Poor older Lord Uhtred is facing a long recuperation between his final fight in The Pagan Lord, and getting to see Aethelstan crowned king of England.  Do we have to guess, or do you have a final volume in the works?
David Rolfe