Dear Mr Cornwell,first of all i have to say a sincere thank you for all pleasure and company that your books have given me over the years,while not claiming to have read them all,i have read a lot of them. I have just finished “Death of Kings”,i was given it for Christmas,and I’ve had to ration my reading to make it last until the 31st.Your books bring to life the 9th 10th century as i feel it must have been,all the dirt and the stench,and the blood and pain of battle.I feel a connection to Uhtred now,i feel that him and me have been through a lot together,and like him I’m getting older,a lot of grey in “my beard”. Once again thank you very much for your work, it is deeply appreciated,i can guess the work involved as i tried to write a book myself once and gave up, after all, you can only push so much water up hill!. A happy new year to you and all your family. Bob Higgins.