Mr. Cornwell:
I’m 34 years old and I’ve always been fascinated with the Dark Ages, the Medieval Age, and early British History (especially when we handed it to the French). I hadn’t ever read any fiction on the subject due to fears that it wouldn’t quite describe what I’d studied. Well to cut a long story a little less long, I’d grown up watching the televised Sharpe Series and heard your name but never read the books (my apologies); so when a friend gave me The Last Kingdom over a year ago, I couldn’t quite believe how great what I was reading truly was. I actually pictured myself in the shield wall with Uhtred, blood, savagery, metal on wood, the screams and smells; you have an amazing talent and I tell all my like-minded friends to read the series (and they do). I read Agincourt on vacation in Mexico and again, I was astounded. I am about to start Death of Kings and I feel a little sadness that I am coming to the end of Uhtred’s adventure, but it has been a great adventure, and I think I
will be starting the series again in a few months.
The reason I am writing this now long-winded email is to thank you for writing and putting me there in the past with the very relatable characters you created, I love your take on Alfred and his piety and the reasons behind it. I also want to name my first son “Uhtred,” although my fiance is not to keen on that one. Most of all I love the battle scenes, please keep them coming. As a final comment I will say what you’ve doubtless heard in every email; PLEASE KEEP WRITING!!!
Sincerely and in great appreciation,
Adam Stanton