Hi Bernard, I have just finished reading your fantastic Arthur novels and I thought of a very interesting prospect. I know the two wouldn’t have met being a four hundred years apart, but Derfel and Uhtred seem to me like they would be perfect drinking companions in Valhalla, and that got me thinking, purely based on how you view them in your mind, which do you think would win a 1v1 fight? Or if (obviously it can’t happen) they were in the same book and ended up fighting (Derfel’s troop + Derfel vs Uhtred’s troop + Uhtred), who would you write as the winner?

Thankyou for all your wonderful books, and I’m literally not able to sit still due to the prospect of another Thomas of Hookton book (the grail quest books being my favourite books I’ve ever read, by far), any idea on a release date? Cheers, Corey Lees (possibly your biggest fan)