Dear Mr. Cornwell, I have taken up reading as a hobby in only the last couple of years. Oddly enough, it was the A&E TV series “Horatio Hornblower” that encouraged me to read the entire Hornblower series. This was the start of my intense desire for historical fiction. I have always meant to get around to reading the Sharpe books, but for the past year I have been rather interested interested in fiction surrounding the Dark and Middle Ages. After finishing related Stephen R. Lawhead and Morgan Llewlyn books, I was quite pleased to discover you had written the Saxon stories which revolve around Uhtred Ragnarson (or Uhtredson, depending upon his mood or alliance). I must say, The Saxon stories have by far become my favorite books. I devoured the first two books rather quickly, but my appetite for more was so voracious that I could not stop myself from ordering The Lords of the North from Amazon UK (I live in California)! I read one of your previous replies to another fan in which you stated that you may consider writing up to 8 books for the Saxon stories. I certainly hope that you do! On a side note, I’m curious, why does the cover art for the same novel differ country by country? Also, why was The Lords of the North released in the UK before the US and not at the same time? Thank you and I look forward to hearing much, much more from Uhtred via your imagination. Steven Hogue California