Mr. Cornwell,

I have noticed an inconsistency in Æthelstan’s age. I understand that for the purpose of the story, you moved his date of birth from about 893-895CE to 899CE (he’s born shortly before Alfred dies in the 6th book of the series), but The Empty Throne is set in 911CE which would make him 12 rather than 9 as Uhtred says.

All in all, I would say each book in the series is better than the previous one and this is certainly the case with The Empty Throne as well. Brilliant story and I really enjoyed the prologue narrated by Uhtred Jr.

That being said, I have heard that your next book will be set in the late 16th century. Does that mean you will take a break from the Saxon Stories for a while? (I hope not, but then again I’ll buy your next book either way).

Kind regards,

Gustav