Hello Mr Cornwell,

I await in anticipation for your forthcoming novel, which will bring Uthreds journey to a close and allow him to enjoy a long and, richly deserved rest, and it has been a brilliant and epic saga. I also look forward to the proposed Sharpe novel that you have hinted at recently, following on from the horrors of Waterloo, with the smoke still lingering over the battlefield.

Whilst waiting for these to appear in print, however, I have recently finished The Northumbrian Thrones trilogy by Edoardo Albert, set in a period of time between your own Warlord Chronicles and the tales of Uthred. These have been hugely enjoyable and have helped to get me through the period of lockdown we have been in, and spend some time in a shieldwall again. I recommend these books to others, as a great way to spend their time whilst waiting for their next Cornwell book. I know you, yourself, have described the first of these as a ‘Splendid novel’ which I must agree with. Thankyou for this recommendation which helped when it came to finding books to read in between your own ‘Splendid’ works.

Again, thank you for the many hours spent in the worlds created by your impressive imagination and the excitement of knowing that another book is imminent (October cannot come soon enough). My best wishes to you and your family and I know already that WAR LORD will be a great end to a fantastic series.

Michael