Dear Mr. Cornwell, I have just finished your third book in the Alfred series, Lords of the North, and just want to give a quick thank you for another great read. While overall I still prefer the Warlord chronicles, which are among my all-time favorite books, the capture of Dunholm in this book must be one of the best and most rip-roaring battle scenes I’ve ever read. Many thanks for that! Kind regards, Ralf Schemmann (a German reader)