Dear Mr. Cornwell I have read all three of your Saxon series books and am waiting patiently for the next. Your books have sparked an interest in Anglo-Saxon culture. To fill the gap while I am waiting for the fourth book, I have been reading Anglo-Saxon history and studying Old English. Thank you for awakening a new interest for me through your writing. This is a posting in Old English that I made on the Englisc listserver, which is an academic mail list for people interested in Old English (Englisc). It is a very short description of The Last Kingdom. I was surprised that some of the members were not familiar with your work. Hopefully, this will generate some new fans.

Þæt Æftemeste Cynerice [The Last Kingdom, Bernard Cornwell, ISBN-13: 978-0060887186] Anno dccc lxvi. Her onginð Uhtredes spell on Bernardes bec þe is Þæt Æftemeste Cynerice gehaten. On þissum geare is Uhtred x wintra eald and his fæder is Bebbanburge ealdorman. And þy ilcan geare þa Dene eac ræsað Eoferwic hwær Uhtred is gewita his fæderes deaðes. Þonne genimð se Denisce cempa þe is Ragnar gehaten Uhtred on þære beadwe. Siþþan wysceð Ragnar Uhtredes to suna and he is afeded swa swa he Norþmann wære. Anno dccc lxxvii. Her geendað þisses spelles dæl. Uhtred is nu cyninges Ælfredes cempa and he fieht mid þæm Seaxum wið þæm Denum. Þis nis se ende Uhtredes spelles forþæm Þæt Æftemeste Cynerice is efne seo fyrste boc þreora boca be Uhtrede.

I hope you can keep the series going beyond the next tome. Best regards, Bill Howard Scottsdale, AZ