Dear Mr. Cornwell, I just finished The Burning Land, and it was excellent, as usual. Now that you have cut back to one book a year, I am left with the mixed feelings of having enjoyed this book, but now having to wait eleven months before my next dose of master storytelling! I do have a question. You have taken great pains in the last few books to emphasize the apparent impregnability of Bebbanburg. Do you already have an idea of how Uhtred might retake his home, or will you wait to work that out while you write the book? If so, would you care to drop a hint as to how he might do it? Best wishes, Stan Oakley, MD