Dear Mr. Cornwell,

I’d heard good things about your writing, so right before the pandemic hit hard, and our local library closed, I checked out your entire “Last Kingdom” series. Each night, before sleep, I’ve read about Uhtred. Thank you for creating such a wonderful character! I just finished the last book, and I miss him. Yes, the books are violent, but somehow I didn’t have nightmares — I think that’s because I always knew Uhtred wouldn’t die. And now, having said that, I’m worried that you might feel inclined to kill him off someday. That would be crushing! I like to think of him as eternal.

By the way, as I was reading about Uhtred, my husband was reading the Mantel Cromwell trilogy (which I’d finished earlier). We were both in England at nights, but a few hundred years apart.

Thank you for giving us Uhtred.

Gratefully,

Holly Trechter