Hi, At first excuse me for my ugly English. I’m Ugo, a young Italian guy, a fan of your stories. I’ve read for the first time one of your book (the winter king) eight years ago, when I was 12, and I loved it immediately. I remember the emotion I had felt while I waited the publication of the Excalibur volumes. Now I have just finished to read the Thomas of Hookton adventure and I’m amazed. I thought it was impossible to love a character as I loved Derfel but now I adore Thomas too. I have now a few question for you, of course you could decide if answer or not. I think there is some resemblance between the characters of yours books. Derfel, Thomas and Saban, feel sometimes the same emotion and their behavior is often similar. Do you have a particular model of man? This model, if exist, is a real human being or is a creation of your own mind? I’ve already tell I adore some of your characters but do you have a similar respect for the character of other authors? What kind of authors do you like? For example do you like Tolkein? The last question is very personal and, as the others, I don’t force you to answer. There are some similarity between you and the character of yours book? Could happen I create a character (I’m trying to be a writer since I was 10), often involuntary, that behaves like me, perhaps this happens you too. With this I’ve finished the list of my curiosity. I only hope you aren’t annoy by my question, I should be sad of this. Thanks. Ugo