Dear Mr Cornwell, I have just read The Pale Horseman, having read The Last Kingdom last year, and would just like to say they are amazing books. Leofric and the two Ragnars never fail to cheer me up! I almost liked Alfred at one point, when he was sat in the marshes ruling nothing but frogs and eels, before he got his priests and bishops back and became all pious again. Keep up the good work, I’m already looking forward to the next instalment! Julia Marsh