Hello Mr Cornwall,

I haven’t messaged you for years as I wanted to leave you in peace but I do now have a burning question. It’s from genuine curiosity and not nitpicking. I have just read The Burning Land again for probably the 9th time and am starting Death of Kings and in it he says he defeated Heaston at Beamfleot the year before and now it is the year 899 which would make Uthred 42. At the beginning of The Burning Land he is 35 so does that mean that book took place over 6 or 7 years?

Last question (all be it silly) as you created them you are the only person who can answer this. Who would win in a fight between Steapa and Finan?

Many thanks

Ian