Mr. Cornwell, I am newly introduced to your books having read only six thus far. All have been excellent reads and I look forward to readying others. My question concerns Uhtred’s take on Christianity. My question is in two parts: first, is Uhtred the “pulpit” you use to express your own views about Christianity (it seems to me that he, in fact, is), and secondly, do you see modern christianity closer to the mark of what it should be then its version in the Dark Ages such as in Uhtred’s time?

Scott Meigs