I just finished “The Pagan Lord.” When it looked like Uhtred might actually re-take Bamburgh I was so happy! I actually thought, if I never get to read another Saxon story I can die happy, knowing he re-took his birthright. And then he didn’t! On Uhtred’s behalf, I’m going to be might angry with you if he doesn’t succeed in a future book. (As you can tell, I’m hopelessly addicted.)
By the way, I listen to them as audiobooks, and different readers pronounce Uhtred’s name differently. Is it Uhh-tred (the u as in “butter”), Oo-tred (the u as in “Yule”), or is the U pronounced like oo in “look” (which seems most likely to me, but what do I know)?
Many thanks for the hours of pleasure you have given me.
Lenore Garon