Mr. Cornwell,
I’m a math teacher, and I have absolutely no time for leisure reading during the school year. But the summer is a time when I can sit back and delve into mythical worlds again.
Over the past decade or so, I’ve read a smattering of your books … but never in any particular order because the library does not carry them in order. I’ve always enjoyed your particular brand of historical fiction.
Earlier this summer, as I was surfing for something to watch on Netflix, I came across a 5 star rated show, “the Last Kingdom”. I didn’t know it was the Saxon Tales … until about episode 3 or 4. I binge watched the series in 1 day. Then I went to the library and picked up the latest Uhtred novel available at the library, “the Empty Throne”. I greedily gulped down that novel in less than a day.
I’ve since reserved all copes of the Saxon Tales and have begun re-reading them in order. Thank you for a wonderful summer filled with shield walls, horsemen, screaming and dying warriors, and all those fun filled antics Uhtred is up to.
I’m hoping to finish as much of the Saxon Tales as possible before the season changes. September is right around the corner, and it’ll be back to lesson plans and math problems for another 10 months. But I’ll be looking for new adventures come next summer.
Best to you.
Ed Hou