Dear Bernard. Hello, my name is Colin Stephan. I have never really felt compelled to contact an author of any book that I have read but I am becoming a fan of your books. I usually go for thrillers and horrors when I read but wanted a change. I got my hands on Tim Severin’s Viking series and really enjoyed reading them. I was a bit miffed when I finished and wanted more, luckily I came across the grail quest books and found these to be fantastic. Next came the saxon stories, shortly after I had visited Holy Island and Bamburgh Castle. I have found that this really helped my enjoyment of these books, it seemed to add life to the stories. I have just finished the Arthur series and now understand why these are your favourites, I loved them and found my main problem was sleep deprivation, I just could not find the right time to put them down and stayed awake late into the mornings to carry on reading (in a way I am glad they are finished as I can now get some sleep). My interest in history has been reawakened and I have begun to read more about British history, and enjoy it, as a direct influence of reading these stories. I have a feeling that I will be starting on the Sharpe series soon and fear for work and studies, they will surely suffer. Thanks for the books. Good luck and good health, Regards. Colin Stephan.