I am an avid reader of books which take me to a time long ago.I have read all the Starbuck Chronicles, the Grail Quest and Stonehenge. I have not ventured into the Sharpe Books as I prefer tales of the UK!! I have just finished following Uhtred through Saxon “England”. I look forward to the final book in the series. My reading covers quite a long time scale from pre-Stonehenge to Tudor times. I am able to identify with the Roman civilisation; even when the empire was coming to an end. I can certainly feel for Starbuck and appreciate the conditions then both politically and socially. I have no doubt that you researched the Saxon times with your usual thoroughness and that your depiction of that time could well be accurate. What I find disturbing is MY inability to come to terms with that era. The behaviour and philosophy behind the main characters seem to be totally distinct from other periods of history. Reading the four books so far has given me much food for thought – I have found them annoying, disturbing, but also compelling. I find that I cannot identify with Arthur and his court, nor with the “pagans”. I would be interested if other people have found the same feelings for a time so very different from other periods in history. Thank you for providing such excellent material and I hope to continue taking advantage of you storytelling. I think it must be the Arthur books next. Yours sincerely Clive L.Caulfield