Dear Mr Cornwell,
Greetings from Australia and I hope this finds you and your family well in this present crisis.
Firstly, thank you so much for your passion for history and your talent for weaving great characters through it. You bring history to life and engage your reader (me) in a way that textbook learning cannot! I was led to your books in an around-about way firstly with C. S. Forester’s Hornblower series, then to your Sharpe novels set in the same era. I loved Sharpe and have read most of his exploits. When Netflix introduced The Last Kingdom series, which I have thoroughly enjoyed, I was inspired to purchase your Saxon Series books from the UK, which I consumed with relish.
Secondly, I would like to thank you for the inspiration to learn more about Alfred, Edward, Aethelflaed, Athelstan, Ubba, Ivar, Guthred and the others that played such pivotal roles in the forging of a people and a kingdom.
I am happy to hear you continue to write and I’m looking forward to reading Uhtred’s final adventure through history. I’m just hoping he doesn’t die in his bed, he wouldn’t want that, I’m sure!
Louise Kelly