Mr. Cornwell I enjoy your books and have just completed the Saxon Stories but I have a question for you. In the Arthur Books you mention England as a single country yet in the Saxon Stories Alfred has yet to create the unification. Am I nit picking? Given that the Arthurian period follows the collapse of Rome perhaps the country was still one identification as a single unit was possible. Whereas in Alfred’s time the Viking Invasion had broken the country into little counties and fiefdoms. However your thoughts would be welcome. I look forward to the next Uhtred adventure but I am 65 and cannot wait forever for the series to finish. John Coupe