Hello dear Bernard Cornwell!

My name is Ivan Stakh, I am 26 years old and I live in Moscow, I am fond of history, Celts and Vikings and leather business. I read the Saxon Chronicles and am now reading a book from the Saga series about King Arthur. I am delighted!

It’s like listening to a person who is sitting next to you, straight from the Arthurian era, a real hero from the past and tells me how it was. And what kind of battles, I went to dozens of battles with him, I smelled death, honey fumes, the smell of blood and raw mud, I felt raindrops pounding on my helmet. I was with him at the moment when the mighty Derfel Kadarn smashed the Saxon leader with a heavy spear, I saw the beauty of Guinevere and her ardent mind, I saw Arthur’s triumph when he led the army into the bloody fratricidal meat grinder in Lug Beil with King Powis Gorfiddid and defeated him too inferior in number and saw its fall, when Arthur betrayed Guenever, I saw Beltain celebrated, how the Britons celebrate their holidays, I saw the Druids and Merlin himself and almost saw the gods. I heard brave songs and threats, crying and glee. I plunged into the real world, as if I leaned out of the window and saw everything with my own eyes. when I have children, I will give them your books, definitely, because you are just an incredible writer, I never cried exulting with delight – this is unique. Someday I will write my book and I hope that she will find in someone the same response as you made me respond!

I wish you good health and thank you for the inspiration and invaluable moments that I spent holding your books in my hands!