Hi Bernard- firstly may I say how much I enjoy your work I’ve just finished “The Fort” and really enjoyed the story.I was impressed by the way you managed to tread a very careful line so as not to cause offence to either American or British fans by any overt partiality on your part. I notice from the replies to other questions that another Uhtred novel is in the offing and look forward to seeing it in print? I do have a question though will the shadowy,transient kingdom of Elmet ever feature in the Uhtred saga as I believe it was a sort of buffer zone between Mercia and Northumbria at roughly the time of Uhtred’s exploits?

Gerry Dunne