Sir you have done it again, your new book, the Last Kingdom, was grabbed off the shelve at W.H.Smiths in Beverley, East Yorkshire, shortly theirafter a fight ensued, between my darling wife and myself as to who would read it first, after much discussion, I won (not very gentlemanly, but you’ll see why), so when the rest of the shopping was unpacked, fire on and ClassicFM on the TV, A nice cup of tea, and off I went, transported to the age of Alfred & the Norse, 15 cups of tea, 3 loo breaks, (food consumed with head in book) I turned the last page, 8 hours later. A fantastic read, we just love your work, now my wife has to put up with my Grumpy old man image until your next book, sorry if I seem to go on, but dare not ask you to hurry the next book, that would mean a drop in quaility, and that we would hate to happen, but if you need someone to proof the next book, I would do it for free, (beg, beg) My wife say a 42yr old should not beg but who cares , carpa diem (sorry if my latins a bit rusty) regards Neil Graham