Dear Bernard, In regards to your Viking novels is there any chance of Alfred becoming a bit more likable? He come across as such an ungrateful person (Uthred lost his son because of him and Alfred seems to react as though it was not more than Uthred losing piece of furniture) and seems hard to imagine him ever earning the title “the great”.

btw ever any chance of Uhtred ever getting to North America and the Viking settlements there? There was a film out recently of Vikings fighting American Indians (cannot remember name)and it must of happened, any chance Uthred getting involved???

And in regards to Sharpe between the books Sword and Enemy the Siege of Burgos happened which could be called Wellington’s (And Sharpe’s as well????) one real defeat in Spain, I wondered if you were tempted to get Major Dulong there and give Sharpe some payback for what happened in Havoc??????? Anyway regards Geraint