Dear Mr Cornwell Please allow me to add my praise to the others who have already done so. The Lords of the North was truly ejoyable made more so by me reading it straight after The Pale Horseman. Thank you for making my daily commute to London bearable. You said at the end of The Lords of the North that you were related to previous rulers of Bamburgh Castle. I assume therefore that you managed to trace your family tree that far back. If so what a wonderful discovery for you! My own efforts in tracing my family have proved far less exciting. Thanks once again and I look forward to next instalment of Uthred!!!! Yours, Ian Coutts