Mr. Cornwell, I stumbled upon Lords of the North in my local library about a month ago. I was four or five pages into it when I deduced, much to my dismay, that it was the third in a series. I wanted to put it down and immediately get a copy of the Last Kingdom but I just couldn’t put it down. I have now read the first and second Saxon Stories, the Pale Horseman earned me a scolding from my wife for reading at the dinner table, and loved them both. Uhtred is a fantastic character. I hope I’m not the only one that laughs out loud at some of the things he says and does. I eagerly await the next installment here in the States. I also greatly enjoyed the Arthur Books and am reading Excalibur at the moment. Thanks from the U.S. Joe, Ohio, USA