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Dear Mr Cornwell,

Firstly I would like to thank you for setting your books in the correct historical period, I was heartily sick of reading (and seeing) King Arthur in plate armour and stone castles for a start. It drives us history buffs mad. Secondly I would like to ask why in the warlord books you didn’t point out that Pendragon was a title rather than a name, after all arthurs’ name was arthur ap uther. My other question is probably one you cannot answer: why on earth didn’t the makers of the last kingdom stick with Uhtred’s normal ” Fate is inexorable” rather than “Destiny is all” ? This may seem a bit pedantic but it annoys me so much. As another “ancient person” and avid readerof your books plus a historian it annoys me enormously, I can only assume that it was “dumbed down” for some reason or other, please don’t put yourself down as an “ancient Person” your mind is quite obviously as sharp as a tack, and if your body won’t co-operate with it find a way round it. I do, My mind thinks it’s still 20, it’s just my body that won’t co-perate with it at 71 years of age. It is so wonderful to find an author who can write so well that the text comes alive ( a rarity in these days) that I can’t afford not to have your books, they keep me going and give me more pleasure than most other authors.

yours Faithfully

B V Brook