First of all, I want you to know that I’m a 61 yr old woman, (look younger) and have read all of the Sharpe series plus The Grail Quest and now The Last Kingdom and The Pale Horseman. (BTW, I really didn’t like Stonehenge – too gruesome I guess) 2. I’m thrilled that Sharpe lives on and I’m just adore Sean Bean. I saw a man at our famous Arlington Theatre who looked just like him & I was all atwitter, I’m embarrased to say. There’s still fire in the furnace! 3. Re The Last Kingdom, pg 325, I was horrified when I read, “…and his left food slid sideays.” This was Ubba just before Uthred struck him down with Serpent-Breath. To read the word “food” instead of “foot” really threw off my obsorption in the battle, & almost at the end of the book. It felt jarring so I hope you tell the publisher, New York: HarperCollins to correct it. 4. Really looking forward to the next book – Uhtred going home to Bebbanburg. Date of release? I’m in Santa Barbara, California. Thank you for your wonderful historical novels. Love them! Pen Slade