Hi Bernard,

I very much enjoyed the fifth (and Final) Last Kingdom episode (I know you have no control over, the content) but they did make quite a few changes to your plot line and those castle walls (over the cliffs) at Bebbanburg were wonderfully fanciful, if the cliffs are as much affected by slippage as the Isle Of Wight It is a wonder that the battlements had not slipped into the sea long ago!

I was very heartened to hear you are planning another Sharpe novel, could it be that Lanier might make another appearance?

I might have a first edition paperback in my collection of Sharpe’s Company if you are in need of a good read, though it is a bit dog-eared from continuous use.

I have always loved History and Historical Novels, which I think comes from Old School Teacher Mr Evans who Along with My Geography Teacher was the only person to drum some interest of a subject into me. Trig and Geometry were a nightmare, although my English Teacher was very nice but could not control the class so my spelling was good but my writing was abysmal, thank God for spell checker now eh?

Good Luck to you and keep writing those books, your fans need you!

John Blackmore