Hi there, I first met Uhtred in The Pale Horseman. I discovered him while browsing in a bookshop looking for something to read on my train journey from London to Newcastle. Two days later I’d finished the book finding myself unable to put it down. I’m a Geordie born & bred & my parents now live in Northumberland just outside of Alnmouth. I know when I next go home I’ll not really look at the area with the same eyes, as i’ll be thinking about the past history & events of the area. I’ve since read the Last Kingdom & am now storming my way through The Lords of the North, again finding it very difficult to put down. Thanks for some great entertainment (I find myself laughing aloud quite often!) & I really look forward to the next chapter. Many thanks, David McRoberts