Mr Cornwell, I live in South Africa and I bought my first Saxon Book – Last Kingdom – I must admit, purely because of the cover! My ancestors are from the ‘raiders of the North’ and I grew up with exaggerated stories of Vikings and I loved the drakar ship on the cover. I duly fell totally in love with Uhtred and launched a frantic search for the the rest of the series. I am currently reading The Burning Land and savor every page so scared to finish the series yet so excited to see where the 3 spinsters takes Uhtred next. I loved all the women in Uhtred’s life. I am very fond of writing and history myself and warmly thank and congratulate you in the passion, research and inspiration springing from every page! thank you for a fantastic adventure. the series now stand proud on my shelve! Please MORE!! thank you and kind regards, Laetitia