Dear Bernard,

Like many I’m absolutely delighted to hear that Carnival will be translating The Last Kingdom in to a TV Series for the BBC.  Probably like may of your fans I’ve been watching Game of Thrones (and Vikings) and telling my friends “I wish someone would take those same production values and make a series of The Warrior Chronicles, it would make for such an epic story arc telling of Uhtred and Alfred… but I suppose it will never happen!”  So glad to be proved wrong.  However I have a two part question.

The press release says “set in the year 872” but the story starts before and goes after that time.  I’m intrigued as to how they will break the book up in to episodes.  What will the focus on.  How quickly will they cover Uhtred’s early life?

So, why don’t you want to have any involvement in the adaptation?  And why don’t Carnival want your input to help satisfy the books fans that they will keep to the spirit of the book?  George R. R. Martin is invloved with Game of Thrones.  Diana Gabaldon is involved with Outlander.  This fan certainly believes the series would be better with you involved.

By the way, it’s a close thing between the Arthur series and Uhtred’s story for your best writing and story telling, but the sweep of the Saxon stories edges it in my opinion.  Can’t wait till the pre-order hits my Kindle to read the next chapter.

Regards,

David Terrar

St. Albans