Mr. Cornwell, I am Assistant Store Manager at a Barnes & Noble in Iowa, and have just had the pleasure of reading an advance of Last Kingdom. Wonderful! I had long hoped you would do a Viking Era story. It was worth the wait! I will recommend it to all my customers looking for historical fiction. My favorite works of yours are the Grail Quest series, so as you can see I love the Dark Ages/medieval stuff. Keep up the great work! Sincerely, Steve Olsson