Hi there Bernard,
My name is Callum, I’m a film and creative writing student from Gold Coast Australia. Just writing to let you know how much I love and enjoy your books and how much they’ve inspired me in my own writing. I’ve always had a love for history, especially after I found out that the Battle of Patay and the Battle of Warterloo both occurred on my birthday. Even though I took up ancient and modern history back in high school, I was never given as much of a window into the past as I have had in your books, especially in the Grail Quest novels and 1356, which are by far my favorite. They way you told the story of the Battle of Agincourt from the perspective of Thomas of Hookton, a common soldier, was just so much more appealing than any other story or battle scene.
Just wanted to let you know as well that if ever the Grail Quest series was made into a tv show, the same way the Last Kingdom was (which, by the way, no where near as good as the books) I’m going to be working my hardest to get on set and help it do the books justice.
If you’re ever here on the Gold Coast or in Queensland in general, be sure to let me know and I’ll happily buy you a drink.
Sincerely,
-Callum Taylor