Hi Bernard Just wanted to say how much I have been enjoying the Alfred series, I am about 30 pages from the end of Sword Song, and have to say your books have ignited a passion for reading again. I have always been interested in history and the way you combine fact with fiction is brilliant. Alfred is a great story and I love learning and reading about the birth of England. My question is if/when you have plans for future books in this series, Uhtred has become such a part of my life on my daily commute I really want to know how his story ends! Hope you do have plans for him as I am dying for him to take Bebbanburg back from his uncle! Thanks Michael (London)

I have enjoyed the Saxon stories very much. I am temped to start on the Archers books. But my question was around the Saxon stories. Will you be writing a 5th book? I have enjoyed them all very much. Sincerely Dave Becker