Dear Bernard,
Firstly, please forgive my familiarity, but being a follower of both Sharpe and Uhtred, I feel like I know you well enough to be so.
Since I was old enough to hold a book I’ve had a love affair with history. I have fond memories of my Ladybird books and the adventures we used to share. In my adult cycle, your two aforementioned heroes have filled that void. For that I would like to send you my sincere gratitude.
I’m currently approaching the end of my journey with Uhtred. We only have 250 pages left to travel. I will miss my time with him: it has been an epic journey.
I hope and pray to all the old gods that he exhales his last breath stretching for Serpent Breath. If not, I will probably never cast my gaze over your tomes ever again. The disappointment would be too great to bear.
Having said that, thank you once again for the endless hours of joy your literature has provided me with.
Kind regards
Rick McElhone