DEAR MR. CORNWELL I AM NOT ASKING FOR ANYTHING EXCEPT TO SAY I AM AN OLD RETIRED TEACHER WHO ENJOYED READING THE LAST KINGDOM AND LOOK FORWARD TO THE NEXT BOOK THAT WILL BE COMING OUR SHORTLY. I HAVE READ ALL OF PATRICK O’BRIANS BOOKS INCLUDING THE LAST ONE THAT HE NEVER FINISHED. IT’S SORT OF NICE TO HEAR JOSEPH CAMPBELL’S NAME MENTIONED IN YOUR HISTORICAL NOTES . I LIVE IN STATEN ISLAND IN NEW YORK AND IN A WAY IT’S LIKE LIVING IN A DESERT AS NO ONE MUCH KNOWS ABOUT WHO THESE PEOPLE WERE OR WHAT THEY WERE ABOUT. THOUGH I AM A DEDICATED SCIENCE FICTION FAN, DAVID WEBER AND ELIZABETH MOON BEING MY FAVORITES, I ALSO LIKE READING INTERESTING BOOKS ON ANY SUBJECT AND I WANTED YOU TO KNOW THAT I ENJOYED YOUR BOOK AND LOOK FORWARD TO READING YOUR OTHER BOOKS. SINCERELY JOHN SOLE