Dear Bernard,

Sorry to say this Bernard, but on page 272 of Warriors of the Storm you say that, ” my son took a score of men who hacked the bushes down and dragged them back to make a barricade.” He couldn’t have done because, Uhtred junior had been sent by Uhtred to Lady Aethelflaed to get help and hadn’t returned. I think you meant to say Finan, or someone else. It’s easily done, but I thought I’d better warn you. Otherwise, I’ve been thrilled by the storytelling in the nine books of the formerly called Warrior series, as I have been with all your books – I’m a devoted reader of yours!

Colin Spear

Hi Bernard!

Have just finished reading ‘Warriors of the Storm’, which was an enjoyable read as have been the rest of the series. I’m not sure if an error has crept in though… on page 272 Uhtred says that in order to protect the entrance to the old Roman fort ‘my son took a score of men who hacked the bushes down and dragged them back to make a barricade’. On page 277 Uhtred’s son is one of three horsemen who came from ‘the northern trees’, and, on page 278, Uhtred’s son tells his father ‘You were easy to find’. Presumably Uhtred’s son can’t be in two places at the same time, so is this a mistake or am I misunderstanding the situation?

At the end of the book, you imply that Uhtred’s next move will be north to try and retake Bebbanburg. Does that mean that the next book is likely to be the last in the series, after all Uhtred is getting old now!?

Thank you for writing books that are such enjoyable reading. I think I have read very nearly all of them. I do think that the ‘Grail Quest’ series are the best you have written (I believe that I read somewhere that they are your favourites). The only book I didn’t like was ‘Stonehenge’, which I have to admit I did find boring, and couldn’t bring myself to finish – maybe I missed out on something!?

I hope this feedback is of interest to you. Keep up the good work!

Best regards

John Blanning