Hi Bernard, Thanks very much for creating your very special story worlds. I discovered your work by listening to Tim Piggot-Smith reading one of the Arthur books. Visiting the Isle of Man recently I learned that my nephew is very involved in a Viking renactment society. I pulled a copy of ‘The Last Kingdom’ from my rucksack and asked jim if he knew the book – and of course he did, as well as knowing a lot about your style and craft. You manage to create worlds that are real and that are places people want to escape to and explore as an alternative to whatever is humdrum in their lives. I am a beginning storyteller and one area I want to become steeped in is the world of Arthur – the world that you describe so well. The door I shall use will be ‘The Winter King’ But first I must journey on with ‘The Pale Horseman’… Thankyou for all that you do, Rob