Dear Mr Cornwell

First I would like to thank you for the many hours of reading pleasure you have given me. I love history and historical novels! I love the sharp chronicles and have read them over and over again. Actually I don’t think any of your books l own have been read only once.

My only gripe is the Netflix Tv programs The last kingdom! I do not know where to start, Ragnar the elder not blonde, no Stepa  Snorta, no Eldwulf the smith, no Windviper, no Rorik. The list goes on but it is entertaining none the less.

I am curious as to wether you oversaw the Tv series storyline or had little to do with it?

I feel it could have became as popular as game of thrones (which between you and me I dislike, who creates characters for you to barrack for then destroys them over and over again? Not to my taste) Anyway thank you again and I am looking forward to the next novel in this series I hope it is a very long book and would love for the series to continue for many more perhaps you could follow Uhtred the younger. I for one would not grow tired of reading about England’s making it has always interested me which seems odd as I am from the colonies and we Australians are usually only interested in England when we are beating them at cricket!

Regards

John H

 

Mr. Cornwell,

I’m a big fan of The Last Kingdom book series and just finished watching the first season of the television adaptation. While it was enjoyable to see the characters brought to life, there were quite a few deviations from the story.  I understand with any book to TV adaptation there are going to be some modifications, but sometimes it’s hard to understand how they decide which characters and events to change or leave out. I always enjoyed Steapa in the books, and giving his role to Leofric didn’t seem to do the part justice. How much input do you have, if any, on the changes made?

Adam

 

Dear Mr. Cornwell,

I have read your book and its sequels, apart from the last two, several times and thoroughly enjoyed it each time. I was always of the opinion, that it would lend itself for turning into a TV series. So I was very excited when I saw it advertised a couple of weeks ago. I have watched both episodes and must say that I was thoroughly disapointed. The changes made are so many and in so many dimensions as for the story to hardly make sense. Certainly the deep psychological reasons for Uthred’s divided loyalties, to my mind, do not come across very well.

How happy are you with it. I assume you have to give  permission? Look forward to your comment and will shortly read the two latest sequels. I do so enjoy them.

Thank you for writing such interesting books.

Dagmar