Hello Mr Cornwell! I am a big fan of your books, mainly the Arthur books and the Saxon Stories (I`m anxious to read the new one!!). As I´ve written to you before, I really appreciate the way you describe the sword battles. Really exciting!. One day I was wondering if Derfel was more skilled with a sword than Uhtred and I could not actually discover which of them would win a fight if they fought against each other, so I was wondering if their creator could answer this to me. So, imagine that both characters could co-exist (I know that Derfel lived some centuries before Uhtred, but if for some magic reason they could meet…) who do you think would be the winner of the fight? Who do you think is the best with a sword in the hands? (I think to have a fair fight, Derfel should have both hands, Don´t you agree?) Thank you for your time, >From your best fan, Ed