Dear Mr Cornwell,

many thanks for the great Saxon chronicles.These books put me on the path to reading my first ever read of a novel so to speak..And also sent me on a great journey of learning.I one day decided to start reading and came across your books the Saxon Chronicles and brought all six and read them feverishly one after the other,I got so caught up in the story of Uhtred of Bebbanburg and relate to him very well being a warrior myself in the modern sense,and it is completely true that once a warrior always a warrior it is always and forever in you and you really never settle back into a normal life as all you want to do is fight battles.So i went on a quest to all the places in England mentioned in your books all the battle sites the abbeys and tombs etc a kind of chasing Alfred and sons round the country spent alot of time in whiltshire.Even today when i visited these sites of battle and the seats of saxon power i get shivers and can easily image what went on..I love the
romance of it all and can understand the hardship faced by the warriors so many thanks for that.Also how over joyed i was to learn of the new book as i was sad for a long time when i finished the last one and had to leave Uhtred.its amazing how these story’s get inside you..I like to think i am very much like Uhtred a person and warrior who would fight for a just cause but deep down a big softie with a big heart.i started to read the starbuck chronicles (he is no Uhtred but still a soldier/warrior)but have now gone back to re-read Death of kings,one to say hello again to Uhtred but also to get warmed up for the new book.

Thankyou for all,

Anthony