Hi again, Mr. Cornwell. In an August 8th posting, Owen asked you about novelists dealing with Welsh history, and you quite correctly recommended Cowper Powys. He should also read Sharon Kay Penman’s fine trilogy of medieval Wales, “Here Be Dragons,” the story of Llewelyn Fawr, “Falls The Shadow,” dealing with Simon de Monfort, and “The Reckoning,” which tells of Llewelyn Llelo. Ms. Penman is a fine author who richly recreates the feel of the age, although she writes from a woman’s perspective and focuses more on romance than on battles. Alan Kempner

Hi. You published on August 8, a note from “Owen” asking about writers of books about Welsh heroes. He should read Sharon Kay Penman’s trilogy about Llewellyn the Great – Here be Dragons, Falls The Shadow, and The Reckoning. Good reads all three. Penman is just finishing another mediaeval trilogy with the last book focusing on the children of Eleanor of Aquitane, including Richard the Lionheart. Strongly recommend all of them. Have you read any yourself? Chris